Correctly Use To vs. For | Prepositions in English

No more stress with TO vs. FOR in English! Learn 3 common situations when to or for can be used and how to make the right choice.
These prepositions in English cause a lot of headaches and anxiety for my students. If you feel the same, this lesson on to vs. for will help.
You’ll learn 3 common situations when we use TO and FOR in English and how to make the correct choice.
You’ll also learn how to use the right structure in your sentence.
Then, at the end, I have a quiz for you.
Get a summary and answers to the quiz in my lesson online at www.speakconfi...
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# Reason or intention
- I stopped by the grocery store for some coffee " followed by a noun "
- I stopped by the grocery store to buy some coffee " followed by verb infinitive "
- in a few months I am traveling to California for a conference
- In a few months I am traveling to California to speak at a conference
# used to indicate the recipient
- yesterday I bought a birthday card for my sister
- yesterday I bought a birthday card to send to my sister (to = movement)
• give, sell,send,mail ...
# important to me ( to = if personal values attached to it . Have emotional value)
# important for me ( for = it has benefit )

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Quiz!
A. TO
B. FOR
C. TO
D. FOR
E. TO

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