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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
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。
Excuse me!? I just played with the kids to keep them entertained.抱歉!?我只是和孩子们玩了一会儿。
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。
Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean?你们会请清洁工来帮助收拾房间吗?
Mike just went to get us some drinks.迈克刚刚去给我们拿喝的了。
We can find you a better house to live in.我们可以找到一个更好的房子的。
I just came to take Mike with me.我只是来带迈克和我一起走的。
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。
It requires two people to do it...它需要2个人才能打开...
I brought him to see if he gets on well with Bear.我把它带过来是看一下它能不能与大熊相处得好。
To avoid making my payment!就是为了逃避向我付款!
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。
I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset.我想知道你带她来这里看夕阳看了多少次。
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in.因为我需要鸡汤来烧制这米。
To guarantee our safety.一定要保证我们的安全。
It helped me a lot to save some time.这帮我节省了一些时间。
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。
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。
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...我需要几天来完成我的项目...
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!我知道你在等着我问那个问题!

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