When Can We Meet Again?

1. When can we meet again?
When are you free?
It was two days ago.
Can you help me?
2. My aunt is going to stay with me.
How do you do?
How long for?
How was it?
3. When do you study?
at school
in the evenings
in the library
4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?
Have you got anything else?
If you like.
Are you sure about that?
5. Let's have dinner now.
You aren't eating.
There aren't any.
Tom isn't here yet
6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

o
dropping
landing
falling
descending
7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.

o
can
must
ought
would
8. When a car pulled out in front of her, Jane did well not to ...... control of her
bicycle.
miss
lose
fail
drop
9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.

o
opinion
advice
knowledge
information
10. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ...... of life.
o
habit
custom
way
system
11. The builders are ...... good progress with the new house.
o
getting
doing
making
taking
12. She is now taking a more positive ...... to her studies and should do well.
o
attitude
behaviour
manner
style
13. My father ...... his new car for two weeks now.
o
has had
has
is having
had
14. What differences are there ...... the English spoken in the UK and the English
spoken in the US?
o
among
between
beside
with
15. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late ......
o
as usual.
in general.
typically.
usually.
16. ...... you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.
Although
Provided
As
Unless
17. A local company has agreed to ...... the school team with football shirts.
contribute
supply
give
produce
18. I really enjoy stories that are ...... in the distant future.
found
set
put
placed
19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.
convenient
fitting
handy
suitable
20. Anyone ...... after the start of the play is not allowed in until the interval.
arrives
has arrived
arriving
arrived
21. I didn't ...... driving home in the storm so I stayed overnight in a hotel.
fancy
desire
prefer
want
22. The judge said that those prepared to...... in crime must be ready to suffer the
consequences.
involve
engage
undertake
enlist
23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.
annoyance
insult
offence
indignation
24. You should not have a dog if you are not ...... to look after it.
prepared
adapted
arranged
decided
25. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ......
current.
supply.
grid.
power.
Would rather, would sooner

da English Grammar Today
Would rather
We use would rather or d rather to talk about preferring one thing to another. Would rather has two
different constructions. (The subjects are underlined in the examples.)
Compare
same subject (+ base form)
different subject (+ past simple

clause)
Id rather stay at home than go out Id rather you stayed at home

tonight.
tonight.
Id rather you didnt go out
Id rather not go out tonight.
tonight
In negative sentences with a different subject, the negative comes on the clause that follows, not
on would rather:
Shed rather you didnt phone after 10 oclock.
Not: She wouldnt rather you phoned after 10 oclock.
Same subject
When the subject is the same person in both clauses, we use would rather (not) followed by the
base form of the verb:
Wed rather go on Monday.
Not: Wed rather to go or Wed rather going
More than half the people questioned would rather have a shorter summer break and more
holidays at other times.
Id rather not fly. I hate planes.
When we want to refer to the past we use would rather + have + -ed form (perfect infinitive
without to):
She would rather have spent the money on a holiday. (The money wasnt spent on a holiday.)
Id rather have seen it at the cinema than on DVD. (I saw the film on DVD.)
Different subjects
When the subjects of the two clauses are different, we often use the past simple to talk about the
present or future, and the past perfect to talk about the past:
I would rather they did something about it instead of just talking about it.(past simple to talk about
the present or future)
Would you rather I wasnt honest with you? (past simple to talk about the present or future)
Not: Would you rather Im not honest with you? or I wont be honest with you?
Id rather you hadnt rung me at work. (past perfect to talk about the past)
Much rather
We can use much with would rather to make the preference stronger. In speaking, we stress much:
Id much rather make a phone call than send an email.
Shed much rather they didnt know about what had happened.
Short responses: Id rather not

We often use Id rather not as a short response to say no to a suggestion or request:
A:
Do you want to go for a coffee?
B:
Id rather not, if you dont mind.
Would sooner, would just as soon

We use the phrases would sooner and would just as soon when we say that we prefer one thing to
another thing. They mean approximately the same as would rather:
I dont really want to go back to France again this year. Id sooner go to Spain.
Thanks for the invitation, but, if you dont mind, wed just as soon stay at home and watch it all on
TV.
Would sooner is more common than would just as soon. However, would rather is more common
than both of these phrases.
See also:
Would rather
Would rather, would sooner: typical errors
We dont use would rather or would sooner with an -ing form or a to-infinitive:
I dont need a lift, thanks. Id rather walk.
Not: Id rather to walk. or Id rather walking.
When we use not referring to a different subject, we attach not to the second clause, not
to would rather or would sooner:
Id rather they didnt tell anyone
Not: Id rather not they told anyone.
See also:
Rather

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1. When can we meet again?

When are you free?

It was two days ago.

Can you help me?

2. My aunt is going to stay with me.

How do you do?

How long for?

How was it?

3. When do you study?

4. Would you prefer lemonade or orange juice?

Have you got anything else?

Are you sure about that?

5. Let's have dinner now.

You aren't eating.

There aren't any.

Tom isn't here yet

6. The snow was ...... heavily when I left the house.

7. I can't find my keys anywhere - I ...... have left them at work.

9. According to Richard's ...... the train leaves at 7 o'clock.

19. That old saucepan will come in ...... when we go camping.

23. Marianne seemed to take ...... at my comments on her work.

Would rather, would sooner

same subject (+ base form)

different subject (+ past simple

Id rather stay at home than go out Id rather you stayed at home

Short responses: Id rather not

Would sooner, would just as soon

Would rather, would sooner: typical errors

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