EXAMPLES (EXAMPLES)
- I prefer to live in the country. (I prefer to live in the country.)
- I prefer to play basketball rather than play football. (I prefer to play basketball rather than play football.)
● PREFER
Overall survival while expressing what you prefer "prefer" pattern used in three different ways:
a) prefer something to something else (something to choose something else)
- I prefer football to basketball. (I prefer football to basketball.)
- I prefer the city to country. (I prefer the city to the village.)
- I prefer to family friends. (I prefer my family my friends.)
b) prefer to do something rather than do something else. (Instead of doing one thing to want to do something else.)
- I prefer to drink tea. (I prefer to drink tea.)
- I prefer to drink tea rather than (drink) coffee. (I prefer to drink tea drink coffee.)
- I prefer to stay at home rather than go out. (I'd rather stay at home than go out.)
- I prefer to spend time with my children rather than work. (I prefer to spend time with kids running possible.)
c) prefer doing something to doing something else (instead of doing one thing to want to do something else.)
- I prefer drinking tea. (I prefer to drink tea.)
- I prefer to drinking coffee drinking tea. (I prefer to drink tea drink coffee.)
- I prefer reading novels to reading comics. (I prefer to read books instead of comics.)
There is no difference in meaning between the three shown above use.
● WOULD PREFER (I'd prefer)
"Would prefer" not our general terciheliri pattern is used when expressing what we prefer in a specific situation.
EXAMPLES (EXAMPLES)
- Would you prefer tea or coffee? (You can get coffee, tea?)
- I'd prefer to stay at home rather than go to the cinema tonight. (Rather than go to the movies tonight, I'd rather stay at home.)
- Would you prefer to watch horror film rather than a romantic comedy? (Do you prefer watching a horror movie rather than a romantic comedy?)
● WOULD RATHER (I'd rather)
"Would rather" and "would prefer" There is no difference in meaning between the mold. There are only structural difference in use as follows.
- Would rather do
- Would prefer to do
"Would rather" direct action after the mold and will not receive additional income.
EXAMPLES (EXAMPLES)
- I'd rather go by car. (I prefer to go by car.)
- I'd rather stay at home. (I prefer to stay at home.)