
° Paula wanted a newspaper, so she went to the shop.
° Why did she go to the shop? To get a newspaper.
° She went to the shop to get a newspaper.
to ... (to get / to see etc.) tells us why a person does something:
° Why are you going out? To buy some food.
° Catherine went to the station to meet her friend.
° Sue turned on the television to watch the news.
° I'd like to go to Spain to learn Spanish.
money/time to (do something):
° We need some money to buy food.
° I haven't got time to watch television.
to + verb (to get / to see etc.):
° I went to the shop to get a newspaper. (not for get)
° They're going to Brazil to see their friends.
° We need some money to buy food.
for + noun (for a newspaper / for food etc.)
° I went to the shop for a newspaper.
° They're going to Brazil for a holiday.
° We need some money for food.
Wait for ... :
° Please wait for me.
° Are you waiting for the bus?
Wait to (do something):
° Hurry up! I'm waiting to go.
° Are you waiting to see the doctor?
Wait for (somebody/something) to ... :
° The lights are red. You have to wait for them to change.
° Are you waiting for the doctor to come?
Make sentences beginning I went to ...
1. I went to the station to get a train ticket.
2. I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend.
3. I went to the chemist to get some medicine.
4. I went to the market to buy some vegetables.
Make sentences with to...
1. I turned on the TV to watch the news.
2. Alice sat down in an armchair to read the newspaper.
3. Do I need a key to open this door.
4. I went for a walk by the river to get some fresh air.
5. I knocked on to wake him up.
6. The doorbell rang, so I looked out of the window to see who it was.
Make sentences. Use to ....
° I went to the shop to get a newspaper.
° I'm very busy. I don't have time to talk to you now.
° I called Amy to tell her about the party.
° I'm going out to do some shopping.
° I borrowed some money to buy a motorbike.
Make sentences with to Or for...
1. went out to get some bread.
2. We went to a restaurant to have dinner.
3. Robert wants to go to university to study economics.
4. I'm going to London for an interview next week.
5. I'm going to London to visit some friends of mine.
6. Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
7. I got up late this morning. I didn't have time to wash.
8. Everybody needs money to live.
9. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we walked home.
10. The office is very small. There's space only for a desk and ch
11. A: Excuse me, are you waiting to be served?
B: No, I'm already being served, thanks.
Another example:
1. We stopped at the lights and waited for them to change.
2. I sat down in the cinema and waited for the film to begin.
3. We called an ambulance and waited for it tot arrive.
4. Do you know what to do?' 'No, I'm waiting for you to tell me.