using "for" as a preposition

[@xiaoxili6882]

Thank you very much for the lesson. Prepostions are always difficult, and I have been confused by these prepostions, such on, for, in ,up. This lesson clarifies the use of for. There are four situations we use for: benefit, money, purpose, and time. THis is a great lesson as usual. All the best.

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

There are some other reasons for using “for.” Subtle nuances in English are expressed with this preposition as with other prepositions.

[@xiaoxili6882]

@@Learnamericanenglishonline I need to pay attention to the subtle nuances of prepositions. Thank you.

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YOU ARE MY BEST TEACHER. YOU HAVE HLEPED ME TO KNOW THE USAGE OF FOR

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[@НастяШелехова-и2й]

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[@MaxSapronov]

Hello Paul! For who (whom) are you working? Is it grammatically correct to put "for" at the end of the sentence? Who are you working for?

[@EgleRF]

When I don't know the use of something I always ask the question "What is it good for?".

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[@toibinghiennhac]

thank you, teacher, i hope in the next video, could you show us some of common abbreviations used in daily life ?

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[@arturcostasteiner9735]

Great video, thank you. I speak English as a second language (I’m Brazilian) and I can say I’m reasonably fluent. But I still get confused with the preposition for when it’s used with adjectives such as necessary , essential, important, etc. For example, should I say This job is important for me or to me Water is essential for life or to life? Thank you

[@sanjoyadhikary9115]

"for" is used when you are seeing the matter in question through the lens of a general cause-effect relation. And, we use "to" when we think of the same from a personal perspective. For example : Reading is important for me. (It implies that reading will enhance the speaker because it opens eyes etc ; that is, he's seeing the act of reading from the general perspective on the fact, what Bacon says, that readings makes a man full.) Reading is important to me. (It's the speaker's private concern in that perhaps he thinks in his life he has read less; now that he's lagging, he needs to make up. Or, maybe he's much fond of reading. Such private thought calculation is the essence of this "important to" sentence.)

[@НастяШелехова-и2й]

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[@أسامةأبوخاطر-ح7ك]

Great video as always. Thanks Paul. Q: I didnt't have enough money. I didn't buy a car. (If) A: If I had had enough money, I would have bought a car. Or: If I had enough money, I would buy a car. Which is it correct? and why?

[@iamfromjinhitentertainment9511]

First one is correct 💯☺️

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

Both are good.

[@sanjoyadhikary9115]

thanks for the work you have done, it's been so helpful. Well, I've a little question. Let's take for example a sentence like 'I've been teaching English for 22 years." Now is it ungrammatical if that "for" is replaced by "on" used as a postposition (I mean, 'I've been teaching English for 22 years."='I've been teaching English 22 years on.")? I don't have any logical answer to my question for long. hope you would help.

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

What some people say is "going on" which is somewhat colloquial. I've been teaching English going on 22 years. That's in spoken English.

[@sanjoyadhikary9115]

@@Learnamericanenglishonline then, we should suppose 'on'-postposition='for'-preposition in this particular case (i.e. "for 22 years=22 years on") goes wrong? what does your experience say?

[@sanjoyadhikary9115]

@@Learnamericanenglishonline thanks for your observation and response

[@Viewsofdailylife]

I have been a teacher for over 3 years. = ഞാൻ 3 വർഷമായി ടീച്ചർ ആയിട്ട്.

[@m.miftahulmunuirmunir1892]

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[@natalianatalia1005]

Thank you for a very useful lesson. Could you please make a lesson on 'using "to" as a preposition' ? Thank you in advance.

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

Great suggestion!

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[@laithalassady]

Hi . what is the difference between / for work and for working ?

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[@ahmedalhakem]

That's important is that we get back up and the truth is. Most of the time we don't get back up alone. What does this mean please (back up)

[@حورالعين-ن6ف3ق]

Get back up" means when you have a downfall, you get to literally get back up. And also means people who will come and help you. Your sentence " most of the time we don't get back up alone " means get people to come and help us. I hope I could help

[@abshirbarre]

I've been a drive for over two years

[@ziz1840]

I've been driving for over two years. Much better i thk :)

[@rosemaryaraujo9133]

Teacher can you aid me with the last idiomatic sentence? I don't understand.

[@EgleRF]

"What is this going for?" Means you want to know its price. In Portuguese would be "Por quanto sai?". Did you get it?

[@ladanseifi2533]

Tnx a lot for useful lessons ,I really enjoy watching them, but don't think it is correct to write letter (f) in capital position of line in the middle of a word.

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

Yes, you are right - The way I print, the "f" sometimes looks like a capital letter, so excuse my poor handwriting skills.

[@sukrimal9537]

I bought 1 kg banana for 10 Riyals Pls correct if it's wrong

[@kolin7296]

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