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confusion about " to" and "for" When I write something in English. I often confused about when can I use “to” and when can I use “for”. for example: I think this shirt is good enough for/to me. This gift is not for/to him. when "to" and "for" followed with something and somebody, i don`t know how to handle it. But I can understand that "to" is often used behind verbs. For example, I gave my book to Kim yesterday. thanks!

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It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. 


Who's the present for?
It's for Ann. 

For is used to answer  the "who question"

Here are some common examples:

Apologize to somebody for something 

Belong to him

He was nice to me 

She shouted to us to come in.

I am sorry for his loss.

Please listen to him

I hope this helps

Casey



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