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Verb patterns · CEFR A2 · Everyday
The commonest way to say why: just "to" plus the verb. "For" plus -ing is what a Hindi speaker reaches for, and it is wrong here.
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I will ask my teacher.
verb + to + verb (meaning "in order to")
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Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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मैं अपने शिक्षक से पूछूँगा।
I will ask my teacher.
The commonest way to say why: just "to" plus the verb. "For" plus -ing is what a Hindi speaker reaches for, and it is wrong here.
I come here to learn.
The commonest way to say why: just "to" plus the verb. "For" plus -ing is what a Hindi speaker reaches for, and it is wrong here.
I have come to help you.
The commonest way to say why: just "to" plus the verb. "For" plus -ing is what a Hindi speaker reaches for, and it is wrong here.
I want to go to the station.
The commonest way to say why: just "to" plus the verb. "For" plus -ing is what a Hindi speaker reaches for, and it is wrong here.
The shape
verb + to + verb (meaning "in order to")
Say why you did something in three words.
In Hindi
कारण बताने का सबसे आम तरीक़ा — बस "to" और क्रिया। "for" + -ing यहाँ ग़लत है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I came here for meeting you. | I came here to meet you. Purpose takes "to" plus the plain verb, not "for" plus -ing. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I will ask my teacher.
मैं अपने शिक्षक से पूछूँगा।
I come here to learn.
मैं सीखने के लिए यहाँ आता हूँ।
I have come to help you.
मैं तुम्हारी मदद करने आया हूँ।
I want to go to the station.
मैं स्टेशन जाना चाहता हूँ।
I will also take some photos.
मैं कुछ तस्वीरें भी लूँगा।
I am buying this book to read it.
मैं यह किताब पढ़ने के लिए खरीद रहा हूँ।
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
I came to help is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to verb patterns. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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