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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
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door.	De acuerdo, necesito que uno de ustedes dos me ayude a abrir la puerta.
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.
To guarantee our safety.	Para garantizar nuestra seguridad.
I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset.	Me pregunto cuántas veces la trajiste aquí para ver el atardecer.
What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now?	¿Qué? ¡Perdona! ¿Solo me llamas para decirme esto ahora?
To avoid making my payment!	¡Para evitar pagarme!
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster.	Así que prendí más la estufa para cocinar más rápido.
I think you are doing this on purpose to annoy me.	Creo que estás haciendo esto a propósito para enojarme.
I need a couple of days to finish my projects...	Necesito un par de días para terminar mis proyectos...
I brought him to see if he gets on well with Bear.	Lo traje para ver si se lleva bien con Bear.
Mike just went to get us some drinks.	Mike acaba de ir a buscar algunas bebidas.
You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well.	Puedes traer a Pogo un día para ver si se llevan bien.
I'm just calling you to check if you are ready.	Solo te llamo para comprobar si estás lista.
It helped me a lot to save some time.	Me ayudó mucho para ahorrar algo de tiempo.
It requires two people to do it...	Necesita de dos personas para abrirse...
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!	¡Trataré de hablar con ella para resolver el problema!
Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean?	¿No tienes un limpiador para ayudar a mantener la casa limpia?
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.
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park.	No, solo es para que la gente se divierta en el parque de atracciones.
I'm here with a plumber to fix the clogged toilet.	Estoy aquí con un plomero para arreglar el inodoro tupido.

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