Use TO in these cases

Use TO in these cases:		Use TO nestes casos:
1. Destination "We're going to Paris."		Destino Vamos para Paris.
2. What time it is “It's a quarter to 2."		Que horas são São 15 para 2.
3. Distance "It's about ten miles from my house to the university."		Distância São cerca de dez milhas da minha casa para a universidade
4. Comparing “I prefer sleeping to working."		Comparando Eu prefiro dormir que trabalhar.
5. Giving “I gave the book to my sister.”		Dando Eu dou o livro para minha irmã.
6. Motive/Reason — with verb “I came here to see you."		Motivo/razão – com verbo Vim aqui para te ver.
Use FOR in these cases:		Use FOR nestes casos
1. Benefits “Yogurt is good for you digestion.”		Benefícios Yogurt ébom para você degustar.
2. Period of time "We've lived here for 2 years."		Período de tempo Vivemos aqui por 2 anos.
3. Schedule "I made an appointment for May 3."		Cronograma Eu faço uma anotação todo dia 3 de maio.
4. Agree with "Are you for or against the development of nuclear weapons?"		Concordar com Você é a favor ou contra o desenvolvimento de armas nucleares?
5. Doing something to help someone “Could you carry these books for me?”		Fazendo algo para ajudar alguém Você poderia levar esses livros para mim?
6. Motive/Reason -- with noun "Let's go out for a drink."		Motivo/razão com substantivo Vamos sair para tomar uma bebida.
7. Function — with verb (-ing form) “A ladle is a big spoon used for serving soup."		Função – com verbo (forma de gerúndio) Uma porca é uma colher grande para servir sopa.
As you can see in #6, TO or FOR can be used for a motive/reason, but TO is always with a verb, and FOR is always with a noun. Here’s a good example: “Came to New York to work.” “Came to New York for a new job.”

*We use the to-infinitive:*
· to express purpose (to answer “Why...?”):
He bought some flowers to give to his wife. He locked the door to keep everyone out.
We sometimes say *in order to* or *in order not to*:
We set off early in order to avoid the traffic. They spoke quietly in order not to wake the children
... or we can say *so as to* or *so as not to*:
We set off early so as to avoid the traffic. They spoke quietly so as not to wake the children.
· after certain verbs (see verbs followed by infinitive). particularly verbs of thinking and feeling: *choose, decide, expect, forget, hate, hope, intend, learn, like, love, mean, plan, prefer, remember, want, would like, would love*
... and verbs of saying: *agree, promise, refuse* They decided to start a business togcthcr. Remember to turn the lights out.
Some verbs are followed by a direct object and the infinitive (see verbs followed by infinitive at the end): *advise, ask, encourage, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, warn, expect, intend, would prefer, want, would like* She reminded me to turn the lights out. He encouraged his friends to vote for him.
· after certain adjectives.
Sometimes the to-infinitive gives a reason for the adjective:
disappointed	pleased
glad	surprised
sad	proud
happy	unhappy
anxious
We were happy to come to the end of our journey = We were happy because we had come to the end of our journey John was surprised to see me = He was surprised because he saw me
Other adjectives with the *to-*infinitive are:
able	unlikely
unable	ready
due	prepared
eager	unwilling
keen	willing
likely

Unfortunately I was unable to work for over a week. I am really tired. I'm ready to go to bed.

We often use the *to-infinitive with these adjectives after it to give opinions*:
difficult	wrong
easy	kind
possible	nice
impossible	clever
hard	silly
rioht	foolish
It's easy to play the piano, but it's very difficuit to play well. He spoke so quickly it was impossible to understand him.
We use the preposition for to show who these adjectives refer to:
difficult	impossible
easy	hard
possible
It was dillicult for us to hear what she was saying. It is easy for you to criticise other people.
We use the preposition of with other adjectives:
It's kind of you to help. It would be silly of him to spend all his money.
As a postmodifier (see noun phrases) after abstract nouns like:
ability	failure
desire	opportunity
need	chance
wish	intention
attempt
I have no desire to be rich.
They gave him an opportunity to escape.
She was annoyed by her failure to answer the question correctly.
We often use a *to-*infinitive as a postmodifier after an indefinite pronoun (See indefinite pronouns):
When I am travel!ing I always take something to read.
I was all alone. I had no one to talk to.
There is hardly anything to do in most of these small towns.
1 Some verbs are followed by the to-infinitive:
I decided to go home as soon as possible. We all wanted to have more English classes.
Common verbs followed by the to-infinitive are:
Verbs of thinking and feeling:
choose	like
decide	love
expect	mean
forget	pian
hate	prefer
hope	remember
intend	would like
learn	would love
Verbs of saying:
agree	fail
promise	manage
refuse	tend
arrange	try
attempt
Other common verbs are:	help
	want
2 Some verbs are followed by a noun and the to-infinitive:
She asked him to send her a text message. He wanted all his friends to come to his party.
Common verbs with this pattern are:
Verbs or say ing:
advise	persuade
ask	remind
encourage	tell
invite	warn
order
Note: The verb warn is normally used with not The police warned everyone not to drive too fast.*
Verbs of wanting or liking:
expect	prefer
intend	want
would	would like
Other verbs with this pattern are:
allow	get
enable	teach
force
3. Passive infinitive
Many of these verbs are sometimes followed by a passive infinitive (to be + past participle): I expected to be met when I arrived at the station. They wanted to be told if anything happened. I don't like driving myself. I prefer to be driven.