Difference between 'use sth to do sth' or ‘for doing sth'?

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truman
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Difference between 'use sth to do sth' or ‘for doing sth'?

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1>Bob uses the van for picking up groceries.
2>Bob uses the van to pick up groceries.
3>Most people now use their cars for going shopping.
4>Most people now use their cars to go shopping.

Are there any differences between those sentences?
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i don't think there is any difference between these two expressions, however we may use 'to do sth' pattern more often.
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truman wrote:1>Bob uses the van for picking up groceries.
2>Bob uses the van to pick up groceries.
3>Most people now use their cars for going shopping.
4>Most people now use their cars to go shopping.

Are there any differences between those sentences?
I wonder could in #3 "for going to shop" be more grammatical than "for going shopping"?
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>Bob uses the van for picking up groceries.
2>Bob uses the van to pick up groceries.

I think that both are right. There is only grammatical differences. when we use for we should use " verb +ing) after it and then we use to we should put the verb in the infinitive.
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hi as i can see we both study longman dictionary.you say go shopping not go for shopping.look the word ''go'' in longman :)
definition 5
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/go
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