¿Cuando usamos To, For and So That? - PPT
To talk about purpose, or the reason why we do things
TO
We use TO to say why somebody does something(the purpose of an action)
Example:
- Why did you go out? “ To post a letter”
We use TO to say why something exists or somebody has/wants/needs something.
Example:
- The President has a team of bodyguards to protect him.
We use TO to say what can be done or must be done with something:
Example:
- Have you got much work to do? ( = work that you must do)TO+ Verb (Infinitive)
FOR
We use FOR before of noun: (for a Holiday)
Example:
- I am going to Spain for a holiday.
We use FOR –ing to say what the general purpose of a thing is. To… is also posible
Example:
- This knife is only for cutting bread (or… to cut bread.)
We use FOR to ask about porpuse: What… for?
Example:
- What is this switch for? – What did you do that for?
SO THAT
When the purpose is negative ( so that… won‘t /woudn‘t):
Example:
- I hurried so that I wouldn‘t be late. ( = because I didt‘n want to be late)
- Leave early so that You won‘t (or don‘t) miss the bus.
With can and could ( so that… can/could)
Example:
- She is learning English so that She can study in Canada.
- We moved to London so that We could visit our friends more often.
When one person does something so that another person does something else:
- I gave her my address so that She could contact me.
When use so that with : So that + subjet + verb
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| Uso del To, For and So that, To talk about purpose, something exists or somebody has/wants/needs something. |
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