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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 took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet.	Tomé un medio día libre en el trabajo para llevar a Pogo al veterinario.
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in.	Porque necesito el caldo de pollo para cocinar el arroz.
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!	¡Trataré de hablar con ella para resolver el problema!
It helped me a lot to save some time.	Me ayudó mucho para ahorrar algo de tiempo.
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...	Necesito un par de días para terminar mis proyectos...
Can you check the price tag to see if they are sold by the kilo or individually?	¿Puedes comprobar el precio para ver si se venden por kilos o individualmente?
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster.	Así que prendí más la estufa para cocinar más rápido.
It requires two people to do it...	Necesita de dos personas para abrirse...
We can find you a better house to live in.	Podemos encontrar una mejor casa para que vivas.
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet...	Ella me llamó anoche para decirme lo del inodoro tupido...
To guarantee our safety.	Para garantizar nuestra seguridad.
Mike just went to get us some drinks.	Mike acaba de ir a buscar algunas bebidas.
What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now?	¿Qué? ¡Perdona! ¿Solo me llamas para decirme esto ahora?
Are you here to talk about this issue, Nick?	¿Estás aquí para hablar de ese asunto, Nick?
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!	Arrgh... ¡¡No puedo creer que sugirió que dejara a Pogo para poder ocupar la habitación!!
I just came to take Mike with me.	Sólo he venido a llevarme a Mike.
To avoid making my payment!	¡Para evitar pagarme!
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!	¡Sabía que estabas esperando para preguntarme eso!
I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet.	Estoy aquí con un plomero para arreglar el inodoro tupido.
I already did it a couple of months ago to find this one.	Eso ya lo hice hace un par de meses para encontrar esta.

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