🔥 TO or FOR? English Prepositions Explained!

⚠️ [Common Grammar Mistake!!] ⚠️ Do you find the English prepositions TO and FOR confusing? (I gave it TO my mother? FOR my mother? 🤷🏻‍♂️😩)... In this English grammar lesson, you'll learn all the rules regarding when to use TO & FOR with examples!
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► CHAPTERS: TO or FOR?
00:00 TO v FOR in English Grammar
00:27 TO & FOR for Reason and Motive
02:46 When to use TO
03:44 Using TO for movement and direction
05:06 Using TO for links between things
06:53 Using TO for time
09:08 Free pdf of this TO v FOR lesson
09:46 When to use FOR
10:03 Using FOR to show function
10:47 Using FOR for time
11:40 FOR for replacement
12:10 FOR to show support
12:57 FOR to show gratitude
13:23 Using FOR for representation
14:14 For or Because?

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► TRANSCRIPTION
Hey, quick question. Do we use money to buy things? Or is money for buying things? This is one of the most common grammar mistakes that intermediate and advanced students make.

But don't worry, in this video, you'll see exactly when and how to use to and for, and you'll see it's pretty easy.

Okay, so one of the most common ways we use to to and for in English is when we're talking about reason or motive. What do I mean by this? Well, it's simple. Just say the first part of the sentence and then stop and ask yourself

Why? What's the motive? What's the reason? And then answer that question with to or for. Look at these examples. She studies hard. Why? What's the reason? What's the motive? Why does she study hard? To advance in her career. He runs every day. Why? What's his motive? Why does he do that? To improve his health. We're saving money. Why? What's the reason? What's the motive? Why are you saving money? To travel to New Zealand.

Now, we can also do the same trick with for instead of to. The only difference is that the grammar changes a little bit.

As you can see, when we use to to show reason or motive, we use it with an infinitive verb. Using the example from the beginning of this video, we use money. Why? What's the reason? To buy, to buy things. We use money to buy things.

But with for, we can use more or less the same sentence, but we have to replace the verb with a noun or a noun phrase. She studies hard. Why? What's the reason? What's the motive? For career advancement. He runs every day. Why? For improved health benefits. We're saving money. Why? For what reason? For a trip to New Zealand.

Okay, so a quick summary. When we're talking about the reason or the motive or the why of something, we use to, followed by a verb, or we use for, followed by a noun like trip, or a noun phrase like improved health benefits.

Okay, let's have a look at some of the specific meanings of to. I've grouped them together for you just to make it a little bit easier. And before we look at this, just remember that to doesn't always have to have a specific meaning.

I mean, think about these examples. I need to leave early today. He wants to offer me a job. In these sentences, to is simply there to form the infinitive of the verb to leave and to offer. There's no extra meaning involved in the word to.

Okay, so let's have a look at some cases where 'to' does offer a specific meaning. There are always exceptions in English, but if we look at guidelines and patterns like the ones I'm going to show you, it always makes learning English a little bit easier.

Right, one of the most common uses of 'to' is to show movement or direction towards a place or towards a destination. She walked to the market. The bird flew back to its nest. Last year I went to Milan.
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