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    We use WOULD PREFER and WOULD RATHER to talk about present and future preferences. They are used to speak about what the subject of the sentence or first clause wants to do or wants someone else to do. WOULD PREFER uses "to infinitive" and WOULD RATHER uses the "bare infinitive" or a past simple clause.

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    We use WOULD PREFER and WOULD RATHER to talk about present and future preferences. They are used to speak about what the subject of the sentence or first clause wants to do or wants someone else to do. WOULD PREFER uses "to infinitive" and WOULD RATHER uses the "bare infinitive" or a past simple clause.

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    We use WOULD PREFER and WOULD RATHER to talk about present and future preferences. They are used to speak about what the subject of the sentence or first clause wants to do or wants someone else to do. WOULD PREFER uses "to infinitive" and WOULD RATHER uses the "bare infinitive" or a past simple clause.

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    IN CONCLUSION

    We use WOULD PREFER and WOULD RATHER to talk about present and
    future preferences.

    1. We use them to speak about what the subject of the sentence wants to do
    WOULD
    WOULD PREFER RATHER
    + (NOT) + TO infinitive + (NOT) + BARE infinitive

    She ‘d prefer to marry someone I ‘d rather get an SMS than a


    more like her. phone call.
    I would prefer not to eat meat. I would rather not marry you, Ted.
    IN CONCLUSION

    We use WOULD PREFER and WOULD RATHER to talk about present and
    future preferences.

    2. We use them to speak about what the subject of the first clause wants
    someone else to do
    WOULD
    WOULD PREFER RATHER
    + object + TO infinitive + Past Simple clause

    She ‘d prefer us to arrive earlier. I ‘d rather we tried something


    I would prefer you not to start different.
    without me. He would rather we did not
    go to my mother‘s for lunch.
    Would you
    rather?

    Would you
    prefer to?
    Would you rather?

    78%
    Live with
    friends

    22%

    1
    Live alone
    Would you prefer to?

    48%
    Spend life
    in prison

    52%

    2
    Be
    executed
    Would you rather?

    Fight a 21%
    wolf with
    your bare
    hands

    79%
    Fight a

    3 large bear
    with a
    sword
    Would you prefer to?

    70%
    Be
    colorblind

    30%

    4
    Have no
    taste buds
    Would you rather?

    Have your 32%


    face on the
    $1 bill

    68%
    Have your

    5 face on the
    $100 bill
    Would you prefer to?

    50%
    Meet your
    idol

    50%

    6
    Be popular
    in school
    Would you rather?

    58%
    Be the
    president

    42%
    Be a

    7 Pokemon
    trainer
    Would you prefer to?

    Be able to 45%
    morph into
    anybody you
    choose

    55%
    Be able to

    8
    read
    anybody‘s
    mind
    Would you rather?

    Be a 26%
    character
    in Lord of
    the Rings

    74%
    Be a

    9
    character
    in Harry
    Potter
    Would you prefer to?

    Win $5000 46%


    for
    yourself

    54%
    Win $50 000
    10 for charity
    Would you rather?

    Let your
    parents 45%
    access your
    browsing
    history

    Let your 55%


    teacher

    11 access your
    browsing
    history
    Would you prefer to?

    Be able to 62%
    fly
    anywhere
    you want

    38%
    Stop time

    12
    whenever
    you want for
    10 seconds
    Would you rather?

    Lose all 59%


    your
    memories

    41%
    Never be

    13
    able to
    create new
    memories
    Would you prefer to?

    Only 40%
    requite
    one meal a
    week

    60%
    Require one

    14
    hour of
    sleep a
    week
    Would you rather?

    Live 51%
    without
    toilet paper
    for a week

    49%
    Live without
    15 Wi-Fi for a
    week
    Would you prefer to?

    29%
    Be stranded
    on an island
    alone

    71%
    Be strended

    16
    on an island
    with someone
    you hate
    Would you rather?

    Live in 65%
    ancient
    Greek

    35%
    Live in
    17 ancient
    Egypt
    Would you prefer to?

    74%
    Have the same
    hairstyle for the
    rest of your life

    26%
    Have the same
    18 phone for the
    rest of your life
    Would you rather?

    31%
    Be invisible
    at a party

    69%
    Be the life of
    19 the party
    Would you prefer to?

    63%
    Answer „Yes“
    to every
    question

    37%
    Answer „No“ to

    20 every question
    Thank you

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