LECCIÓN 130: PREFER, WOULD PREFER AND WOULD RATHER

PREFER

Prefer noun

Would you like chocolate or strawberry?

I prefer chocolate, thanks.

He prefers strawberry.

Prefer to verb

I prefer to go now.
We prefer to stay at home.
He prefers to drink beer.

Prefer Verb (ing)

I prefer going to the beach.

We prefer staying at home.
He prefers drinking beer.

Prefer Rather
to + than
verb verb

I prefer to drink coke rather than drink pepsi.

He prefers to read rather than watch TV.
They prefer to stay in rather than go out.

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 Prefer To verb
verb ing ing

I prefer drinking coke to drinking pepsi.

He prefers reading to watching TV.
They prefer staying in to going out.

Prefer To
verb ing

I prefer drinking coke to pepsi.

He prefers cycling to cars.

WOULD PREFER

Would verb
prefer to

I would prefer to go out.

She’d prefer to do it now.
We’d prefer not to go out.

Would prefer Rather

to + verb than + verb

I would prefer to go out rather than stay in.

She’d prefer to do it now rather than wait until tomorrow.
We’d prefer to wait rather than hurry up.

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WOULD RATHER

Would verb
rather

I’d rather stay in.

She’d rather do it now.
We’d rather eat Chinese food.

Would Than +
rather + verb verb

I’d rather stay in than go out.

She’d rather do it now than wait until tomorrow.
We’d rather eat Chinese than Thai.

prefiero hacer … que hacer …

prefer doing … to doing …

prefer to do … rather than do …

would prefer to do … rather than do …

‘d rather do … than do …

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EXERCISES
Complete the sentences with WOULD RATHER or WOULD PREFER.
1. I _______________ to spend my free time in the garden but the weather is not so
good for it.

2. Alexis _______________ have broccoli than potato salad. He is on a diet.

3. I _______________ to discuss the problem with you rather than try to avoid the
serious talk.

4. Clara usually stays at home in the evenings but tonight she _______________ to
go out with his friends.

5. I _______________ call him now than wait until tomorrow. I am worried about
the project.

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