simple past + while + past progressive

[Brummy]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "While, during and for", question 2

The phone rang ......... I was eating brunch.

(a) while
(b) during
(c) for

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "While, during and for", answer 2

The phone rang while I was eating brunch.

Correct answer: (a) while
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Which is correct: Her and her husband OR she and her husband?

Brummy

[Alan]

Hi,

The answer is shown = 'while'.

Alan
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English as a Second Language
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[Nodirbek]

What is the difference of "while" and "during"?

[Alan]

Hi,

'While' is used as a conjunction and 'during' as a preposition as in:

While I was having a conversation with you, someone knocked at the door.

During our conversation someone knocked at the door.

Alan
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English as a Foreign Language
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