Purpose: to vs. for -ing

Matches are ____________ fires.

• light

• lighting

• to light

• for lighting

He went to the park _____________ .

• to relax

• for relaxing

• relax

• relaxing

This knife is _________ grapefruit.

• cut

• for cut

• for cutting

• to cut

They apologised ____________ late.

• to be

• for being

• being

She went to a restaurant ___________.

• for lunch

• to lunch

• to have lunch

• lunching

He promised _____________.

• for helping

• helping

• help

• to help

A pen is _______________ on paper.

• for writing

• to write

• write

• writing

I want ______________ out tonight.

• go

• to go

• going

He thanked everyone _____________.

• for coming

• to come

• came

• coming

We stopped at the shop ____________ coffee.

• for

• to

• with