What do you do for your Pastime?

PASTIME
Pastime - Preferences
When it comes to spending my free time, I would rather dive into the world
of books than get lost in the endless scroll of social media. Given a choice, I
would prefer to spend mine in a quiet evening at home with a captivating
novel rather than a loud and crowded party. It's not that I don't enjoy social
gatherings, but I simply prefer the company of intriguing characters and
twisting plots. In fact, I like reading better than watching TV because it
stimulates my imagination in ways that visuals on a screen cannot. Moreover,
if you're looking for a way to unwind and enrich your mind, you had better
consider picking up a book; it's a choice you’re unlikely to
regret.
Find anything related to preferences:

1. would rather
2. would prefer
3. prefer
4. like + better than
5. had better
• I would rather go now.
would rather + bare inf.
would rather + bare inf.

• Gio would rather stay in my house than go home.

would rather + bare inf. + than + bare inf.
would rather + bare inf. + than + bare inf.

• You’d rather speak English than French.

wouldrather
would rather++bare
bareinf.
inf.++noun
noun++than
than++noun
(bare
inf.) noun

Would rather
• I would prefer to live in a warm country rather than in
a cold city.
would
would prefer
prefer ++ to
to inf.
inf. ++ rather
rather than
than ++ (to
(to inf.)
inf.)
• You’d prefer to do something rather than take a sleep.
would
wouldprefer
prefer++totoinf.
inf.++noun
noun++rather
ratherthan
than++ bare
bare
inf. +inf.
noun+ noun

Would prefer
• I prefer to live in a village than in a city.
prefer
prefer + to
+ to inf. inf.++(tothan
+ than inf.) + (to inf.)
• My brother prefers football to tennis.
prefer
prefer + noun
+ noun + to + noun
+ to + noun

• Ryan prefers walking to riding a car.

prefer
prefer++gerund
gerund(Ving)
(Ving)++totogerund
gerund(Ving)
(Ving)

Prefer
• I like swimming better than jogging.
like
like++gerund
gerund(Ving)
(Ving)++better
betterthan
than++gerund
gerund(Ving)
(Ving)
• I like apples better than bananas.
like ++ noun
like noun ++ better
better than
than ++ noun
noun

Like
• You had better study Dutch regularly.
had better + bare inf.
• You had better not go to there.
had
had better
better +
+ not
not +
+ bare
bare inf.
inf.

Had Better