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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 will try to talk to her to solve the problem!!سأحاول الحديث معها لحل المشكلة
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؟
Maybe it's better for us to meet up somewhere to talk about this..ربما من الأفضل لنا أن نتقابل في مكان أخر للحديث حول ذلك الأمر
To guarantee our safety..لضمان سلامتنا
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in..لأننى أريد مرق الدجاج لأطهو الأرز فيه
I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet..لقد أخذت نصف اليوم أجازة لإحضار بوجو الى البيطرية
I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset..اتسائل كم مرة أحضرتها الى هنا لتريها غروب الشمس
I brought him to see if he gets on well with Bear..لقد أحضرته لأرى اذا ماكان سيعتاد على بير بشكل جيد
It helped me a lot to save some time..لقد ساعدنى ذلك للغاية فى توفير بعض الوقت
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park..لا هو فقط للناس ليتمتعوا فى المنتزه
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!!كنت أعلم أنك كنتِ تنتظرين أن أسأل هذا السؤال
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster..لذا قمت بالإلتفاف وقمت برفع درجة حرارة الموقد لكي أطهو بشكل أسرع
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one..لقد فعلت ذلك بالفعل منذ شهرين لإيجاد هذا المنزل
We can find you a better house to live in..يمكننا إيجاد منزل أفضل لتعيشي به
I think she went upstairs to get some sleep..أعتقد انها ذهبت للأعلى لتأخذ قسطاً من النوم
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door..حسنًا، أحتاج واحد منكم لمساعدتي في فتح الباب
It requires two people to do it......إنه يتطلب شخصين لفتحه
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet......لقد إتصلت بي الليلة الماضية لتخبرني عن الحمام المسدود
Yeah, they reduce the price to get rid of them..أجل، يخفضون الأسعار للتخلص منهم
I just came to take Mike with me..أنا فقط جئت لأخذ مايك معى

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