A1 Idiom Neutro

for a while

For a period of time.

Pratique

Significado

For a short or long period of time.

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Contexto cultural

Americans often use 'for a while' to be polite when they don't want to give a specific time. In the UK, 'for a bit' is often preferred in casual conversation over 'for a while'.

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Grammar Hack

If you can replace it with 'some time', it's 'a while'.

Significado

For a short or long period of time.

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Grammar Hack

If you can replace it with 'some time', it's 'a while'.

Teste-se

Choose the correct form.

I haven't seen him _____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: for a while

After 'for', we need the noun phrase 'a while'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Recursos visuais

Banco de exercicios

1 exercicios
Choose the correct form. Fill Blank A1

I haven't seen him _____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: for a while

After 'for', we need the noun phrase 'a while'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Perguntas frequentes

1 perguntas

Yes, 'I'll be there for a while' is perfectly natural.

Frases relacionadas

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for a bit

synonym

A short time

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for some time

similar

A long duration

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