إستخدام/ Prefer and Would Rather / و prefer to do و prefer doing

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You can use "prefer to (do)" or "prefer -ing" to say what you prefer in general:

• I don't like cities. I prefer to live in the country. or I prefer living in the country.

Study the differences in structure after prefer. We say:

but

• I prefer this coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday.
• I prefer driving to traveling by train.

but • I prefer to drive rather than travel by train.

• Ann 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 particular situation (not in general):

• "Would you prefer tea or coffee" "Coffee, please."

We say "would prefer to do" (not "doing"):

• "Shall we go by train?" "Well, I'd prefer to go by car. (not "I'd prefer going")

• 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). After would rather we use the infinitive without to.

Compare:

• "Would you rather have tea or coffee" "Coffee, please."

The negative is "I'd rather not (do something)":

• I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening, if you don't mind.

• "Do you want to go out this evening" "I'd rather not."

Study the structure after would rather:

• I'd rather stay at home tonight than go to the cinema.

I'd rather you did something

When you want somebody to do something, you can say "I'd rather you did something":

• "Shall I stay here?" "I'd rather you came with us."

• "Shall I tell them the news?" "No. I'd rather they didn't know."

• "Shall I tell them or would you rather they didn't know?"

In this structure we use the past (came, did etc.), but the meaning is present or future, not past.

Compare:

• I'd rather cook the dinner now.

but • I'd rather you **********d the dinner now. (not "I'd rather you cook")

The negative is "I'd rather you didn't...":

• I'd rather you didn't tell anyone what I said.

• "Do you mind if I smoke?" "I'd rather you didn't."

استخدام prefer to do و prefer doing

** نستخدم " prefer to do " أو " prefer doing " لكي نقول ما نفضله بصفة عامة .

تستطيع أن تقول مثلا :

I don't like cities . I prefer to live in the country -

أو تقول :

I don't like cities . I prefer living in the country -

** لاحظ الفروق في تركيبة الجملة بعد prefer .. نحن نقول :

I prefer something to something else *

I prefer this coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday -

I prefer doing something to doing something else *

I prefer driving to travelling by train -

I prefer to do something rather than do something else *

I prefer to drive rather than travel by train -

Ann prefers to live in the country rather than live in a city -

أمثلة أخري :

I prefer tennis to football -

I prefer phoning people to writing letters -

I prefer watching films on TV to going to the cinema -

I prefer to write letters rather than phone people -

I prefer to go to the cinema rather than watch films on TV -

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