Infinitive of purpose

Do you know how and when to use an infinitive to talk about purpose? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

Do you know how and when to use an infinitive to talk about purpose? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. 你知道如何以及何时使用不定式来谈论目的吗？通过互动练习测试你所知道的知识，并阅读解释以帮助你。

Look at these examples to see how we use infinitives of purpose. 看看这些例子，看看我们如何使用目的不定式。

He went to the shops to buy some shoes. I'm writing to ask for your help. My father runs every day to keep healthy.

Try this exercise to test your grammar. 尝试这个练习来测试你的语法。

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Grammar explanation 语法解释

When we want to answer the question why?, we can use an infinitive of purpose. Most of the time, we use the to-infinitive. 当我们要回答为什么这个问题时，我们可以使用目的不定式。大多数情况下，我们使用to不定式。

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Why do we always eat at home? We eat at home to save money.

Why do you have a bicycle? I use it to go to work.

Why does she run every morning? She runs to keep fit.

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