use for釋義:
某物有什麼作用用於…
例句:
I'm sure you'll think of a use for it.
我相信你會給這東西找到用途的。
use to釋義:
過去常常
例句:
You can throw those away—they're no use to anyone.
那些東西你可以扔了—它們對誰都沒用。
use for的意思是用於作…用。例如:This administrative calendar was much easier to use for things like scheduling taxes and other things that had to be paid on time. use to的意思是過去常常用途習慣。例如:I use to feel very aligned to journalists. 
use to do強調利用手段達到目的,是有計劃,有意識的.而use for doing是(某物)的直接效用,沒有“陰謀策劃(這樣說不很恰當,但便於你理解)”在裏面.