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Infinitive of purpose Exercises

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Form : ( To + infinitive (Verb 1) )

In English we often use an infinitive with to to talk about a person’s purpose.

  • He rose to speak. (Why did he rise? To speak.)
  • She came to the city to look for work. (Why did she come to the city? To look for work.)
  • He sat down to rest. (Why did he sit down? To rest.)

We can also use 'in order to' or 'so as to'.

  • She came to the city so as to look for work.

'So as to' and 'in order to' are more common before verbs like be, have, know etc.

  • He raised his voice so as to be heard.
  • He got up early in order to have enough time to pack.

Before a negative infinitive, we normally use 'so as' or 'in order'.

  • I am leaving now so as not to be late. (NOT I am leaving now not to be late.)

Notes for use of infinitive of purpose :

We say I came here to study English NOT I came here for studying English OR I came here for to study English.

We can use for + noun to say why we do something.

  • I went to the shop for a newspaper.
Infinitive of purpose example sentences
What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now?什么?拜托!你现在打电话就是为了告诉我这个吗?
I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet.为了带波哥来看兽医我请了半天假。
You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well.你哪天可以将波哥带过来,看看它们相处地怎么样。
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!我会试着和她谈一谈来解决这个问题!
It helped me a lot to save some time.这帮我节省了一些时间。
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...我需要几天来完成我的项目...
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!啊嗬... 我不敢相信他会建议我离开Pogo为了租一个房间!!!
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!我知道你在等着我问那个问题!
I'm just calling you to check if you are ready.我打电话给你就是想确认下你准备好了没。
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet...她昨晚给我打电话告诉我堵塞的坐便器的事儿...
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in.因为我需要鸡汤来烧制这米。
Mike just went to get us some drinks.迈克刚刚去给我们拿喝的了。
Yeah, they reduce the price to get rid of them.是的,他们降价的目的是尽快清理掉它们。
To avoid making my payment!就是为了逃避向我付款!
We can find you a better house to live in.我们可以找到一个更好的房子的。
Can you check the price tag to see if they are sold by the kilo or individually?你能看下价格标签,确认下是按公斤卖还是单卖吗?
I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet.我带了一个水管工过来修堵塞的坐便器。
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one.2个月前我找到这个房子已经那么做了。
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door.是的,我需要你们中的一个帮助我把门打开。
Are you here to talk about this issue, Nick?你来这就是为了讨论这件事的吗,尼克?

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