about "to" and "for"
I always go confused with usage of them. Are my sentences correct:

1) I want you to help me. /and/ I want you for helping me.
3) I go there to have fun. /and/ I go there for having fun.
4) thanks for your watching. /and/ Thanks to you watch.
4) I make friend to talk to them. /and/ I make friend for talking to them.

Question

about "to" and "for"
I always go confused with usage of them. Are my sentences correct:

1) I want you to help me. /and/ I want you for helping me.
3) I go there to have fun. /and/ I go there for having fun.
4) thanks for your watching. /and/ Thanks to you watch.
4) I make friend to talk to them. /and/ I make friend for talking to them.

Answer

1. I want you to help me.
2. The first sentence is better. The second sentence is ok but not very idiomatic.
3. Thanks for watching. OR Thanks to you for watching (not very common)
4. I make friendS to talk to them. I make friends for talking to them (again not very idiomatic but ok grammatically)

Answer

1.I want you to help me->correct
2,Both are ok,and just different a bit :"...to have fun" shows your purpose, "...for having fun" mentions the reason ("for" means such as "because of"
3,Thanks for your watching-> correct
4,I make friend for talking to them-> ok 
Note: an infinitive without "to" follows after the verb "make" except for passive voice.

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