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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



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



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

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