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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

'to you' or 'for you'

Hi teachers,

When do we use 'to you' and 'for you'?

Thanks in advance
  

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Thanks in advance He bought a gift for you and asked me to give it to you. Those shoes are to small for you; therefore, they are of no use to you. Now write some sentences with those phrases and ask some questions about their use.

— Canadian45

  • Thanks in advance He bought a gift for you and asked me to give it to you.
  • Those shoes are to small for you; therefore, they are of no use to you.
  • Now write some sentences with those phrases and ask some questions about their use.
  • Your sentences don't have to include both phrases in each sentence.
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Thinking SpainHi teachers,When do we use 'to you' and 'for you'?Thanks in advance

He bought a gift for you and asked me to give it to you.

Those shoes are to small for you; therefore, they are of no use to you.

Now write some sentences with those phrases and ask some questions about their use. Your sentences don't have to include both ph
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Thinking SpainWhen do we use 'to you' and 'for you'?
In thousands of different situations. Did you want us to explain allof them?
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CalifJimDid you want us to explain all of them?
Of course not! You did it again, very funny.
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What I meant was if there are any rules for choosing 'to' or 'for' according to the verbs.[/quote]

I'm not sure that focussing on verbs is the best way to go about it. I think you should learn more about 'to' and 'for'. In any case, you can only learn 'to you' and 'for you' gradually over a period of time.



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Thinking Spainany rules to choose 'to' or 'for' according to the verbs
Sorry. No rules that I know of. Each case is a little different from the others.

You would have to ask about specific verbs that interest you.

CJ
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Thank you very much for your correction and help canadian45.Emotion: wink
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CalifJimYou would have to ask about specific verbs that interest you.
Thank you CalifJim. I'll be in touch with this matter.
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