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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.मैं जाम शौचालय को ठीक करवाने के लिए नलसाज के साथ आया हूँ।
To avoid making my payment!मेरा भुगतान करने से बचने के लिए!
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one.मैंने कुछ महीने पहले ही यह घर खोजने में समय बर्बाद किया है।
Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean?क्या घर साफ रखने में मदद करने के लिए तुम्हारे पास सफाई वाला नहीं है?
It requires two people to do it...इसे खोलने के लिए दो लोगों की जरुरत पड़ती है...
I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet.पोगो को चिकित्सक के पास लाने के लिए मैंने काम से आधे दिन की छुट्टी ली थी।
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!मुझे पता था तुम ये सवाल पूछने का इंतजार कर रही थी!
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...मुझे अपना काम पूरा करने के लिए कुछ दिनों की जरुरत है...
Maybe it's better for us to meet up somewhere to talk about this.शायद इस बारे में बात करने के लिए हमारा कहीं और मिलना बेहतर रहेगा।
Are you here to talk about this issue, Nick?क्या तुम यहाँ इस बारे में बात करने आये हो, निक?
I just came to take Mike with me.मैं बस यहाँ माइक को अपने साथ ले जाने आया था।
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door.ठीक है, दरवाज़ा खोलने में सहायता करने के लिए मुझे आपमें से किसी एक की जरुरत है।
We can find you a better house to live in.हम तुम्हारे रहने के लिए एक बेहतर घर खोज सकते हैं।
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!गर्रर... मैं भरोसा नहीं कर सकती कि उसने कमरा लेने के लिए मुझे पोगो को छोड़ने की सलाह दी!!!
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet...कल रात उसने मुझे जाम शौचालय के बारे में बताने के लिए कॉल किया था...
I think she went upstairs to get some sleep.मुझे लगता है वह सोने के लिए ऊपर चली गयी।
To guarantee our safety.हमारी सुरक्षा की गारंटी के लिए।
I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset.मैं सोच रही हूँ तुम उसे कितनी बार यहाँ सूर्यास्त दिखाने के लिए लाये होगे।
It helped me a lot to save some time.इससे मुझे थोड़ा समय बचाने में बहुत मदद मिली।
You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well.तुम एक दिन पोगो को लाकर देख सकती हो कि वे एक साथ अच्छी तरह रहते हैं या नहीं।

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