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Prefer to do
and prefer doing
You
can use prefer
to
(do) or prefer -ing
to
say
what you
prefer
in
general:
0 I
don t
like cities. I prefer
to
Live
in
the country. r I prefer Living
in
the country.
Study the
differences in
structure
after prefer. We say:
ut
I prefer
I prefer
I prefer
something
doing
something
to
do something
to
something
else.
.
to
doing something else.
rather than
(
do
)
something
else.
0
I
prefer
this
coat to
the
coat
you were wearing yesterday.
0
I
prefer driving to travelling
by train .
ut 0 I prefer
to drive rather than travel
by train.
0 Sarah
prefers to
Live in the
country rather than
(Live) in a city.
Would prefer
(I d prefer ... )
We
use
would prefer to
say
what somebody
wants
in
a specific situation
(not in
general):
0
Would
you
prefer
tea or
coffee? Coffee, please.
We
say would prefer
to
do something
not usually
wo uld prefer doing):
C
Shall
we go
by
train?
I d
prefer to
drive.
not I d
prefer driving)
0
I d
prefer
to
stay at
home
tonight
rather than
go
to
the
cinema.
Would rather
(I d
rather
.. .)
Would
rather
{do)= would prefer (to do). We use would rather+ infinitive {without to).
Compare:
0
,
h
ll
b .
7
, {
I d
prefer to drive
.
S a
we
go y tram. I d h d . , ( d . )
rat er
nve.
not
to
nve
0 Would you
rather
have tea or coffee? Coffee, please.
The negative is I d
rather
not (do somethingf:
0
I m tired.
I d
rather
not
go out
this evening,
if you
don t mind.
0 Do
you want to go out
this
eveningt
I d
rather
not
.
We
say
would rather do
so
mething than do something
else :
0 I d
rather
stay
at
home tonight
than go to the
cinema.
I d
rather
somebody
did
something
We say
I d
rather
you
did someth in
g
not I d rather
you do). For
examp
le :
0
Who s going
to
drive, you or me? I d rather you
drove.
(= Iwould prefer this)
0 Jack says he ll repair
your
bike
tomorrow,
OK? I d
rather he did
it today.
0
Are
you
going
to
tell
Anna w
hat happened, or would
you
rather
I
told
her?
In
this
struct
ure
we
u
se
the
past
{drove,
did
etc.), but
the meaning is present not
past.
Compare
:
0 I d
rather
make
dinner now.
I d
rather you made dinner now
.
not
I d
rather you
make)
I d
rather
you
didn t
(do
someth in
g) = I d prefer
you not to do
it :
0
I d rather you didn t tell anyone what
I said.
0
Are
you
going
to
tell Anna
what happened?
No. I d
rather
she
didn t
know.
0
Sha
ll
I tell Ann a
what happened
? I d
rather
you didn t.
Would
prefer_. Unit
58B
Prefer o
ne t hing
to
anoth
er)
Unit
1360
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xercises
Which do you prefer? Write sentences using I prefer (something) to (something else) . Put the
verb into the correct form where necessary.
1 (drive
I
travel by train)
... ..... 1... P . r . ~ f e y
....
r . ~ v m g .
.
W.
...
~ v e 4 . i . n g PH
; r . ~
· · ·
....
.... .... .. ..........
..
..... ...........
...
.....
...
..... ...
....
.....
.. .........
2 (basketball
I
football)
I prefer
..
.
.. ..
. .
.
..
...
..
. .
3
(go
to
the
cinema
I
watc
h DVDs
at
home)
I
..
...........
.. ..
.
..
. _
_____ to
..
..
..................
........................
. at home.
4 (be
ve
ry busy
I
have nothing
to
do)
I ··· ···· ······- ··· ··
········
··· ................................................... .......... ..... .. ...
....
.... ... ..
..
.. ... ..
Now rewrite
sentences
3 and 4 using the
structure I
prefer to (do something) .
s (1) .
·· e f ~ d x . ~
~ . . . r
< M t . l .
n
.
o.,n
. v e L
P.y
Jr.w. . . . . . . . . . .
...
... ..........
........................
....
.. ...
. ...
...........
_..
.......... .
6
(3)
I prefer to ....
..
. .. .... ... .. ...
.
.
. ....
.
.
.
..
.. ..
7
(4) ......... .....
.
.... .......
. . . ..
... ....... .................
. .
....... .... .........
...............
.............. .....................
.....................................
Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need one word, sometimes more.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
A
'
hall we walk home?
Do you want to eat now?
Would you like to watch TV?
Do
yo
u wa
nt
to go to
a restaurant?
Let s leave now.
What
about a game
of
tennis?
I
think
we should decide now.
8
Would
you like
to
sit down?
9 Do
you want
me
to
come with you?
Now use
the
same ideas
to
complete these sentences using
than
and
rather
than
B
10 I d rather
g . ~ t ......
a taxi
..... f u ~ n N m .... .
.......
.....
......................
. ..............
........
.
.............................
.... .... .......... ....
11 I d prefer .. ...........
..
for a swim
.........
.................
..... ............
............
.
12 I d rather
..
..
................
at home
.. ....
. .......................................................
..
.......
.
13
I d prefer
.............. ..
......
................... about it
for a
while ...............................
.
..............
..
.
.
14 I d rather
.. .. ................
..............
some music
.. ............. ..............
.
Complete the sentences using
would you rather
I ... .
1 Are you going
to
make dinner
or .
W9
.0.4:
. J:19lA ..
.l
A A U:: ............................
.
....... ........ ........... ..........
?
2 Are you going
to tell
Anna what happened or would you rather ..........................................................?
3 Are
you
going
to
do the
shopping
or
..
...
....
..
..
?
4 Are you going
to
phone Tanya
or
.
..
.
............................
..
.............................
?
Use your own ideas to
complete these
sentences.
d..Uin t
Sha ll
I
tell
Anna
what
happened? No, I d rather
she
..
............ know.
2 Do you
want
me
to
go
now or wou
ld you rather 1
here?
3 Do you
want to
go out
th i
s evening or would you rather
. ..
at
home?
4 This is a private matter. I d rather you . ..... tell anybody else.
5 I
don t want to
make a decision without ja
ck
and Sue. I d rather
they ............
here.
6 A: Do
you
mind
if
I
put so
me music on?
B: I d rather you
.................
. I
m
trying to study.
-+Add it iona l exercises
27-28
(pages 318-19)
. Unit
9
119
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UNIT 9
59
1
Example answers
2 I prefer basketball to football.
3 I prefer going
to
the cinema
to
watching DVDs at home.
3 I prefer being very busy
to
having
nothing to do.
5 I prefer to go
to
the cinema rather
than watch DVDs
t
home.
6 I prefer to be very busy ra ther than
have nothing to
do.
59 2
3 prefer
4 eat/stay
5 I d rather (wait) I I d prefer to (wait)
6
to go
7 I d rather (think) I
I d prefer to (think)
8 I d prefer to stand.
9
go
11
I d prefer to go for a swim ra the r
than play tennis.
12 I d rather eat
t
home than go to a
restaurant.
13 I d prefer to think about it for a while
rather than decide now.
14
I d rather listen to some music than
watch TV .
59 3
2 (would you rather) I told her
3 would you rather I did
it
4 would you rather I phoned her
59 4
2 stayed/remained/waited
3 stay
4 didn t
5 were
6 didn t