Preferences B2

PREFER prefer sth to sth I prefer fish to meat. prefer doing sth to doing sth I prefer walking to running. prefer to do sth rather than do sth I prefer to go out rather than stay in. would/’d prefer to do sth.(rather than do sth.) I would/ I’d prefer to take a bus (rather than go on foot)

SMB WOULD RATHER ONE SUBJECT Present/future smb would rather do (than (do) sth) I’d rather go to the cinema(than watch a video). She’d rather be sleeping now (than studying). I’d rather go there tomorrow.

Past Smb would rather have done sth (than (done) sth else) Past Smb would rather have done sth (than (done) sth else). We’d rather have told him the truth (than lied). I’d rather have been waiting inside (than standing in the rain).

TWO SUBJECTS Present/future smb would rather smb else did sth I’d rather you helped me more often. We’d rather Mary came with us tomorrow. I’d rather you were not talking right now.

Past smb would rather smb had done sth Mum would rather Jane hadn’t stayed out so late. He’d rather we had talked to him first I’d rather you had been waiting for me at the bus stop.

One subject Present/future: smb would rather do/be doing Past: smb would rather have done/have been doing Two subjects Present/ future: smb would rather smb did/was/were doing Past: smb would rather smb had done/had been doing