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    This document discusses preferences and how to express them using "prefer" and "would rather". It provides examples of different structures: 1) "Prefer + -ing" to show general preferences (e.g. "I prefer drinking coffee to tea"). 2) "Prefer to" to show preferences between two options (e.g. "I prefer to drive rather than take the train"). 3) "Would prefer" to talk about preferences in a specific situation (e.g. "Would you prefer to go by train?"). 4) "Would rather" is also used to express preferences in a specific situation and can be used with an infinitive or "than" (

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    This document discusses preferences and how to express them using "prefer" and "would rather". It provides examples of different structures: 1) "Prefer + -ing" to show general preferences (e.g. "I prefer drinking coffee to tea"). 2) "Prefer to" to show preferences between two options (e.g. "I prefer to drive rather than take the train"). 3) "Would prefer" to talk about preferences in a specific situation (e.g. "Would you prefer to go by train?"). 4) "Would rather" is also used to express preferences in a specific situation and can be used with an infinitive or "than" (

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    This document discusses preferences and how to express them using "prefer" and "would rather". It provides examples of different structures: 1) "Prefer + -ing" to show general preferences (e.g. "I prefer drinking coffee to tea"). 2) "Prefer to" to show preferences between two options (e.g. "I prefer to drive rather than take the train"). 3) "Would prefer" to talk about preferences in a specific situation (e.g. "Would you prefer to go by train?"). 4) "Would rather" is also used to express preferences in a specific situation and can be used with an infinitive or "than" (

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    This document discusses preferences and how to express them using "prefer" and "would rather". It provides examples of different structures: 1) "Prefer + -ing" to show general preferences (e.g. "I prefer drinking coffee to tea"). 2) "Prefer to" to show preferences between two options (e.g. "I prefer to drive rather than take the train"). 3) "Would prefer" to talk about preferences in a specific situation (e.g. "Would you prefer to go by train?"). 4) "Would rather" is also used to express preferences in a specific situation and can be used with an infinitive or "than" (

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    The text discusses different ways to express preferences in English using 'prefer' and 'would prefer'. It also covers the usage of 'would rather'.

    'Prefer' is used to show general preferences, with the structures 'prefer doing something to something else' and 'prefer to do something rather than something else'.

    'Prefer' expresses a general preference while 'would prefer' is used to say what someone wants in a specific situation. 'Would prefer' is followed by an infinitive verb without 'to'.

    Prefer and would

    rather
    Prefer
    • We use “prefer to (do)” or “prefer –ing” to show our preferences in
    general.
    This is the structure we use for both forms:

    Subject + prefer + doing + something + to + something else

    Subject + prefer + to do + something + rather than + something else


    Examples:

    Subject + prefer + doing + something + to + something else

    • I prefer coffe to tea ( I prefer this to something else )


    • She prefers watching TV to going out ( I prefer doing this to doing
    something else )

    Subject + prefer + to do + something + rather than + something else

    • I prefer to drive rather than travel by train


    • Tom prefers to fly an airplane rather than to drive a car
    Would prefer ( ‘d prefer …)
    • We use would prefer to say what somebody wants in a
    specific situation. We say “would prefer to do something “
    ( not usually “would prefer doing” )
    Examples:
    • Would you prefer to go by train ?  I would prefer to go by car
    • Shall we go by train ?  I’d prefer to drive
    • I’d prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema
    Would rather ( ‘d rather…)
    • Would rather (do) = would prefer (to do) we use both of them in a specific
    situation.

    We use would rather + infinitive ( base form of the verb wihout to )


    • Shall we go by train  I’d prefer to drive
    I’d rather drive
    The negative is I’d rather not ( do something )
    example:
    • I’m tired. I’d rather not go out this evening , if you don’t mind.
    • Do you want to go out this evening? I’d rather not.
    We say “would rather do something than do something else”
    Example :
    I´d rather stay at home tonight than go to the cinema.
    When we want someone to do something , we use would rather and
    the past ( did , drove, etc.) but the meaning is present not past.
    Examples:
    • I would rather make dinner now  I’d rather you made dinner now
    • I’d rather you did smoke outside
    The negative is I’d rather you didn´t (do something)
    I’d rather you didin´t tell anyone what i said
    Shall I tell Anna what happened?  I’d rather you didn´t
    Exercises:
    I prefer brown sugar_____ white sugar.
    I don’t want to go out. I’d rather ______ home.
    I like trekking in the mountains, but I prefer ______ on a sandy beach.
    I’d rather go in December ______ in May.
    I’d rather come with you ______ here alone.
    I prefer travelling by bus ______ by train.
    I usually have tea, but today I’d prefer _______ coffee, please.
    I’d prefer to read for a while ______ TV.
    I’d rather you ______ here with me and the kids.
    She _____ to stay in a hotel.
    She would ____ to stay with me rather ____ stay in a hotel.
    I would _____talk to you in private.
    They prefer fishing _____ hunting.
    I _____ living in a small village to living in a big city.
    I’d prefer to travel to different countries _____ than travel to only one.
    I’d rather you _____ (talk) to him first.
    Would you rather _____ (finish) this later?
    I’d _____ to drink water ____ than wine
    I’d _____ you took her to the hospital.
    I prefer sitting in the back to _____ (sit) in the front.

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