The differences of “To” and “For”

1. Reason ? purpose
Meaning ask “What do you do something?”

To For
“Why did I start going to bed at 10?”
I started going to bed at 10 to get more I started going to bed at 10 for my health
sleep.
To + Verb 1 For + noun

To For
Examples
I bought these chimes to hang up on my I started going to bed at 10 for decoration
window
Jess quit her job in IT to become a full-time Jess quit her job in IT for various reasons
artist

COMMON MISTAKE

X I went to the library for study *instead To study (If you have verb 1 use ‘To’)

X I listen to music for relax *instead To relax (If you have verb 1 use ‘To’)

Another example

To For
He stepped outside to smoke He stepped outside for a cigarette

*We cannot use To + ing when we’re explaining why we do something but To + ing does exist

To
Part of infinitive Preposition
To + verb 1 Of
To swim At
To go In
To play By
About