TO vs. FOR | How to use these English prepositions

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Hey guys! Welcome to Linguamarina channel! The topic for today's video is 'TO vs. FOR'. When do we use 'to' and when do we use 'for'?

The first thing that we're going to do is to talk about when we use 'to'.

1. Destination. Use 'to' when there is some kind of transfer happening or something is being moved from one place to another.

2. Time. We use ‘to’ in telling the time when we refer to the number of minutes before the hour. We can use ‘to’ with the meaning of ‘until’ when we are talking about time. We often use it in the expression "from … to …"

3. We use 'to' when we compare something.

4. Receiver of an action. We use ‘to’ with verbs such as 'give', 'hand', 'send', 'write', to indicate the person or thing that receives or experiences the object of the verb.

5. To express a reason (with a verb). Use ‘to’ when you are trying to express purpose or the reason that something is happening.

Let's move on to talking about 'for'.

1. Benefits. Use ‘for’ when something is being done to benefit something or someone else.

2. Period of time. Use ‘for’ to indicate time or duration.

3. Schedule. Use ‘for’ to mention a specific time, day, etc.

4. To express a reason (with a noun). Use ‘for’ when you are trying to express purpose or the reason that something is happening.

5. Purpose of something. We use ‘for’ to talk about the purpose of something.

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0:31 When to use 'TO'
2:40 When to use 'FOR'
4:43 About Blinkist
6:16 When both 'TO' and 'FOR' can be used
7:29 Most used collocations

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[linguamarina]

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Time codes:
0:31 When to use 'TO'
2:40 When to use 'FOR'
4:43 About Blinkist
6:16 When both 'TO' and 'FOR' can be used
7:29 Most used collocations

[smabusaleh]

* Use of "To"
a) Destination
b) Time
c) Comparing
d) Reciver of an action
e) To express reasons

* Use of "For"
a) Benefits
b) Period of time
c) Schedule
d) To express reasons
e) Purpose of something
♡ I hope it will be helpful for Marina's students like me ♡ 😉😊

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After living in USA for few months I have better idea when I should use them. But it’s always good to listen to you and improve my English 😊❤️

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Maybe sometimes I had questions how to use "to" and "for" correctly, but there are no problems any more for me with the prepositions! You helped me again👍 Beautiful examples, sounding like a native, easy to understand and interesting to watch! That's what I like the most! Your channel - It's a kind of one of the best ways for me to practice my English!

[sounk]

This is pretty good video for understanding deference between "to' and " for'

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Thank you very much. Now I know the difference between "to" and "for". You're the best, seriously.

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I have waited for this kinda of lesson for many years. This is so useful to know in detail the difference between for and to.
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