ENGLISH TIPS

TO or FOR?

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 TO or FOR
Here are some tips for you!
Basic rules:

We use TO
- to express movement toward a place:
Clark will drive to work tomorrow.
- when greeting someone on special dates:
Happy Birthday to you.
- When talking about the reason of something:
Sue’s saving money to buy a convertible.
 TO or FOR
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We use FOR
- when talking about the recipient of something:
This present is for you.
- to talk about the duration of a certain action:
I’ve studied English for 3 years.
- to talk about the object or purpose of something:
I run for exercise.
 TO or FOR
Here are some tips for you!
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at the library:

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study

reference and practice book for intermediate students. 2 ed.
Cambridge: Cambridge Press University. 1994.

at the Learning Center:

Focus on Grammar Intermediate
PREPOSITION OF TIME

AT ON

IN
 ON, IN or AT?
Here´s a tip for you!
When talking about time, we use:

AT – for hours: at 7 o’clock; at 4:30 p.m.

IN – for months, years and seasons: in January; in 1996; in winter.
ON – for days and dates: on Sunday; on February 14th.

For further information and practice visit us! / Learn more about this:

At the library:
MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and
practice book for intermediate students. 2 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge Press
University. 1994.

At the Learning Center:

Focus on Grammar Intermediate. CD-ROM