Question

Choose the right preposition: a) for, during, since.
1.... five years we wrote to one another every month. 2. No buses have been running... the strike began. 3. They stayed here... a month 4. What are you going to do... the holidays? 5. I haven't seen yeu... ages. 6. The windows haven't been cleaned... weeks. 7. I've had this toothache... last Monday. 8. ... my stay in London I visited many museums. 9. I woke up several times... the night. 10. She studied in America... two years. 11. It rained... the night... two or three hours. 12 I've known her... we were students. 13. We've had this car ... two months. 14. He's been here... 10 o'clock. 15. They have lived here ... 1998.​

Answer 1

1. For five years we wrote to one another every month.
2. During the strike, no buses have been running.
3. They stayed here for a month.
4. What are you going to do during the holidays?
5. I haven't seen you for ages.
6. The windows haven't been cleaned for weeks.
7. I've had this toothache since last Monday.
8. During my stay in London, I visited many museums.
9. I woke up several times during the night.
10. She studied in America for two years.
11. It rained during the night for two or three hours.
12. I've known her since we were students.
13. We've had this car for two months.
14. He's been here since 10 o'clock.
15. They have lived here since 1998.