Would like-gustaría

Usamos would like para expresar solicitudes o proposiciones más amablemente.

Would es un verbo auxiliar modal y cuando se usa con like (would like) forma una
solicitud o proposición de manera educada. En esta estructura la forma es siempre
la misma, incluso para la tercera persona del singular.

I would like o I'd like (to do something) expresa una idea de deseo, siendo muy
formal:
What would you like? - I would like a cup of tea. ¿Que le gustaría tomar? -
Querría una taza de café.
Would like siempre está seguido del infinitivo con el to:
Would you like to come with us? ¿Te gustaría venir con nosotros?
He would like (o He'd like) to join the sales team. Le gustaría unirse al equipo
de ventas.
I'd like you to tell me the truth. Me gustaría que dijeras la verdad.

Su estructura, en la forma afirmativa, es:

Subject + would like + [to + verb]/noun +…
Su estructura, en la forma negativa, es:
Subject + would + not + like + [to + verb]/noun +…
Su estructura, en la forma interrogativa, es:
Would + subject + like + [to + verb]/noun + …?

Example

Afirmativo

 I would like some stamps, please. Quisiera algunas estampillas, por favor.
 She would like to exchange some euros for pounds. Le gustaría cambiar algunos
euros por libras.
 They would like 2 tickets for bus 89.

Negativo

 I wouldn’t like any stamps. No me gustaría ningún sello.

 She wouldn’t like to exchange any euros for pounds. No le gustaría cambiar
euros por libras.
 They wouldn’t like any tickets for bus 89.

Interrogativo
  Would you like any stamps? Would you like any stamps?

 Would she like to exchange some euros for pounds? Would she like to exchange
some euros for pounds?

 Would they like any tickets for bus 89?

WOULD PREFER se usa en correlación con RATHER THAN

I would prefer to swim rather than run (prefiero nadar a correr)

ACERCA DE WOULD RATHER Y WOULD PREFER.

Es importante resaltar que no existe diferencia de significado. Ambas
estructuras.significan PREFERIR y pueden utilizarse con alternativas
personales de preferencia. Aquí te explicamos cómo se forman las cuatro
estructuras básicas:

1. WOULD RATHER + BARE INFINITIVE ► verbo sin TO

A: Would you rather (learn, study, go) ... ?
A: ¿Prefieres (aprender, estudiar, ir) ... ?
B: I'd rather (learn, study, go) ...
B: Yo prefiero (aprender, estudiar, ir) ...

2. WOULD RATHER + SIMPLE PAST

A: Would you rather your son went to college or found a job?
A: ¿Prefieres que tu hijo vaya a la universidad o encuentre trabajo?
B: I'd rather he went to college. ► AFFIRMATIVE
B: Yo prefiero que vaya a la universidad.
B: I'd rather he didn't go too far away. ► NEGATIVE
B: Yo prefiero que no se vaya muy lejos.

3. WOULD PREFER + GERUND ► verbo con ING

A: Would you prefer (learning, studying, going) ... ?
A: ¿Prefieres (aprender, estudiar, ir) ... ?
B: I'd prefer (learning, studying, going) ...
B: Yo prefiero (aprender, estudiar, ir) ...

4. WOULD PREFER + INFINITIVE ► verbo con TO

 A: Would you prefer (to learn, to study, to go) ... ?
A: ¿Prefieres (aprender, estudiar, ir) ... ?
B: I'd prefer (to learn, to study, to go) ...
B: Yo prefiero (aprender, estudiar, ir) ...

Would you rather buy a big car or a small one?

¿Prefieres comprar un auto grande o uno pequeño?
Would you prefer to buy a big car or a small one?
¿Prefieres comprar un auto grande o uno pequeño?
Would you prefer buying a big car to a small one?
¿Prefieres comprar un auto grande a (comprar) uno pequeño?