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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
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster.	.لذا قمت بالإلتفاف وقمت برفع درجة حرارة الموقد لكي أطهو بشكل أسرع
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!	!كنت أعلم أنك كنتِ تنتظرين أن أسأل هذا السؤال
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door.	.حسنًا، أحتاج واحد منكم لمساعدتي في فتح الباب
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in.	.لأننى أريد مرق الدجاج لأطهو الأرز فيه
Mike just went to get us some drinks.	.لقد ذهب مايك للتو ليحضر لنا بعض المشروبات
To avoid making my payment!	!لتجنب دفع الأموال لى
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!	!!!أرر...لا يمكنني ان أصدق أنه اقترح ترك بوجو لأخذ الغرفة
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
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!	!سأحاول الحديث معها لحل المشكلة
Excuse me!? I just played with the kids to keep them entertained.	.اعذريني؟! كنت فقط ألعب مع الأطفال لأسليهم
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
Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean?	أليس لديكم منظفة لمساعدتكم فى الحفاظ على نظافة المنزل؟
To guarantee our safety.	.لضمان سلامتنا
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
It requires two people to do it...	...إنه يتطلب شخصين لفتحه
Yeah, they reduce the price to get rid of them.	.أجل، يخفضون الأسعار للتخلص منهم
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park.	.لا هو فقط للناس ليتمتعوا فى المنتزه
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...	...أحتاج يومين لأنهي مشاريعي

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