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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?ماذا؟ عذراً! هل انت تتصلين بى لتخبرينى بذلك الان؟
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster..لذا قمت بالإلتفاف وقمت برفع درجة حرارة الموقد لكي أطهو بشكل أسرع
It requires two people to do it......إنه يتطلب شخصين لفتحه
Mike just went to get us some drinks..لقد ذهب مايك للتو ليحضر لنا بعض المشروبات
You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well..يمكنكِ إحضار بوجو يوماً ما لرؤية اذا ماكانوا سيعتادوا على بعضهما البعض
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park..لا هو فقط للناس ليتمتعوا فى المنتزه
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!!!!أرر...لا يمكنني ان أصدق أنه اقترح ترك بوجو لأخذ الغرفة
To avoid making my payment!!لتجنب دفع الأموال لى
I just came to take Mike with me..أنا فقط جئت لأخذ مايك معى
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in..لأننى أريد مرق الدجاج لأطهو الأرز فيه
I brought him to see if he gets on well with Bear..لقد أحضرته لأرى اذا ماكان سيعتاد على بير بشكل جيد
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!!سأحاول الحديث معها لحل المشكلة
I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet..انا هنا مع السباك لكي يصلح الحمام المسدود
To guarantee our safety..لضمان سلامتنا
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one..لقد فعلت ذلك بالفعل منذ شهرين لإيجاد هذا المنزل
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet......لقد إتصلت بي الليلة الماضية لتخبرني عن الحمام المسدود
I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet..لقد أخذت نصف اليوم أجازة لإحضار بوجو الى البيطرية
We can find you a better house to live in..يمكننا إيجاد منزل أفضل لتعيشي به
Can you check the price tag to see if they are sold by the kilo or individually?هل يمكنك تفقد إشارة السعر لترى اذا ماكان الثوم يباع بالكيلو او بشكل فردى؟
I need a couple of days to finish my projects......أحتاج يومين لأنهي مشاريعي

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