These English prepositions can be confusing!

Today, you’ll practice how to use the prepositions ‘to' and ‘for' correctly in English
sentences.

• The bakery is next to the post office.

• Do you usually take the bus to work?
• If you're feeling sick, you should talk to a
doctor.
• Can you quickly run to the shop?
They invited us to their house for
dinner.
• It’s only six kilometers from my office to the park.
• It's only five kilometers from my house to the office.

• It’s (a) quarter to

You can omit the article “a” if you want.
seven. Some native speakers say: It’s quarter to seven or It’s A quarter to seven.
• It's five minutes to eight.
• The supermarket is open from 9am to 7pm.
• I study English Monday to Thursday every week.

• I prefer chocolate ice cream to vanilla ice cream.

• He prefers riding his bike to walking.
• Do you prefer tea to coffee?
Remember that the verb “PREFER” is followed by gerund because it is a verb of
preference. a
Example:
I prefer working in the
morning. I prefer eating pizza.

If you are going to compare two things, then we use TO before the next sentence.
Example:
I prefer working in the morning working
to going
I prefer tea
watching
to coffee.
a movie to

You can also use I‘D

RATHER.
I’d rather watch a movie. (=I would like to watch a
Example:
movie)
Remember to use THA when comparing two things.
Example: N
I’d rather watch a movie than go to the theater.

We use the base form of the verb when making sentences with I‘D RATHER
• Vegetables are great for your immune system!
• Exercising every day is good for your health!

• They've been living in this house for four years already.

• How long have you been studying history for?
• I've been waiting for thirty minutes. Where are you?

• This bottle is used for drinking water.

• The cellphone is for making phone
calls.
• This machine is for printing documents.
• I baked a cake for my sister.
• I need to collect the mail for my
mom.
• Hey, can you grab those bags for me?

Why is he studying English?

He's studying English to apply for a
job.
‘apply' is a verb so we use ‘to’.
He's studying English for You are the final destination.
work.
“work” is a noun so we use This person is doing soemthing nice
My sister brought lunch to
“for”. for you.
me. OR this person is helping you
My sister brought lunch for with something.
me.