Vocabulary: prepositions and phrasal verbs - - -

92 before the exam, during the play, after lunch

I was nervous before the exam. I felt all right during the exam.
I felt tired after the exam.

We use before, during and after(+ article)+ noun to say when something happens:
I' II be back before noon. He fell asleep during the play. I' II call you after lunch .

.ffi We use for (not during) for periods of time:

We were there for a month. (NOT L"/e 'ltere the.~e duFiRg e month.)

PRACTICE
92a Complete the sentences. Use before, during or after.
o before........ t he pay.
Let 's meet at T"1m 's house .... ............. l H.IS mot her can dnve
. us to
the theatre.
1 There's a meal ......... ................ the wedding. The wedding's at three and the
meal's at five.
2 He broke his hand .. ..... .. ... ............. the match . Another player fell on him.
3 I have to finish my project ..... .................... the end of the term because we're
getting another one next term.
4 .... ..................... a long discussion, we finally came to a decision.
5 I've got lectures all morning, so I can't phone you ......... ................ lunch.
6 They asked me some difficult questions ... .......... ............ the interview.
7 Mark and Amanda felt tired ....................... .. their long journey, so they went
straight to bed.
8 Did you visit the Eiffel Tower .. ............ ........... your stay in Paris?

92b Circle the correct answer.

Rebecca suddenly became ill (o)@uring)/for a camping trip in the summer

holidays. She was ill (1) during /for a long time. A lot of people visited her
(2) during /for the holidays, but then term started and everybody was very
busy.
She came back to college (3) during /for a few days before Christmas and
then, (4)during /for the Christmas holidays, she stayed with some relatives in
France (s) during !for a week.
She's back at college now, but she sleeps (6) during /for twelve hours a night,
and she sometimes gets tired (7) during /for the day. 'I want to go to sleep
(8) during /for some lectures,' she told me. 'Don't worry!' I said. 'We all want
to do that!'

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