[Grammar] what is the basic difference between for me and to me?

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what is the basic difference between for me and to me
 
What is the basic difference between 'for me' and 'to me'?

As you are an English teacher, students would expect you to use standard capitalisation and punctuation.

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Yes, it depends on context. But in general, as I know, 'to' is connected with motion or direction,it is used more after verbs ('COME to me'). 'For me' has the different meaning - it is 'a present for ME', ' it's not interesting for ME', so 'for' refers to an object.
 
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