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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
To avoid making my payment!	!لتجنب دفع الأموال لى
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet...	...لقد إتصلت بي الليلة الماضية لتخبرني عن الحمام المسدود
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park.	.لا هو فقط للناس ليتمتعوا فى المنتزه
Are you here to talk about this issue, Nick?	هل أنت هنا لتتحدث عن تلك المشكلة، نيك؟
It helped me a lot to save some time.	.لقد ساعدنى ذلك للغاية فى توفير بعض الوقت
I just came to take Mike with me.	.أنا فقط جئت لأخذ مايك معى
I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet.	.انا هنا مع السباك لكي يصلح الحمام المسدود
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 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
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one.	.لقد فعلت ذلك بالفعل منذ شهرين لإيجاد هذا المنزل
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
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
I think you are doing this on purpose to annoy me.	.أعتقد أنكِ تفعلين هذا بقصد لمضايقتي
To guarantee our safety.	.لضمان سلامتنا
I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet.	.لقد أخذت نصف اليوم أجازة لإحضار بوجو الى البيطرية
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!	!كنت أعلم أنك كنتِ تنتظرين أن أسأل هذا السؤال

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