Using “to + infinitive” To Show The Purpose in English

USING ” TO + INFINITIVE”  TO EXPRESS PURPOSE OF AN ACTION IN ENGLISH

There are various ways to express purpose or reason in English. One of them is ” To”

We can use ” to” to declare our goal or purpose. We can say that it is used to explain why an action is done. 

Namely;

•  “to” uses with infinitive verb  which does not show any tense.
•  “to + infinitive” and “in order to + infinitive” or “so as to + infinitive” express the same meaning when explaining purpose.
•  “to” is used before a verb to make the to-infinitive form.
•  ” to” can be used at the beginning of a sentence. ( “t0” with infinitive verb can come before main clause ).

An Action +  To + Infinitive Verb

You can see many examples related to using ” to” below;

ATTENTION 1:

When we want to make infinitive clause negative or negative infinitive ( in other words, the negative form of “not to” ).

NOTE:

Please pay attention to the position of “not” in the structure. “not” comes before “to”.

ATTENTION 2:

“to” can be used at the beginning of a sentence. 

For using “in order to” to express purpose in english click here

For using “so as to” to express purpose in english click here

For “to” vs ” in order to” vs “so as to” click here

For using “so that” to express purpose in english click here

For using “in order that” to express purpose in english click here

For differences between “so that” and “in order that” to express purpose in english click here