English in a Minute: How to use the word 'during'

Learning English Vocabulary

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Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Get ready to hear Beth explain how to use the word 'during' in 60 seconds - it's amazing!

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0:00.0	BBC Learning English.
0:03.5	During is a preposition.
0:06.1	It means throughout a particular period of time.
0:10.3	It's commonly used with time words like the morning, the day and the night.
0:15.3	I work during the day, but my husband works during the night.
0:20.2	You mustn't use mobile phones during the test.
0:24.3	During can go at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle. We go to the beach during the summer.
0:32.0	During the summer, we go to the beach. During is also used to mean some time between the beginning and end of a period of time.
0:42.0	I lost my purse during the trip, but I don't know exactly where or when. My phone rang during the
0:49.6	meeting. I hope you've been paying attention during this episode.
0:00.0	You're listening to BBC Learning English. I hope you've been paying attention during this episode.

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