Bài tập Cấu trúc Would rather trong tiếng Anh

I. Cấu trúc Would rather

1. Cấu trúc Would rather với một chủ ngữ
Would rather là cấu trúc quen thuộc thường gặp trong các bài tập tiếng Anh,

vậy cách dùng would rather như thế nào? Cùng tìm hiểu các công thức would

rather cụ thể dưới đây nhé!

1.1. Cấu trúc Would rather… (Thích cái gì/ Muốn cái gì) – sử dụng ở thì hiện
tại hoặc tương lai
Cấu trúc would rather có thể được sử dụng để diễn tả mong muốn của người

nói về một điều gì đó ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai. Cách dùng này thường được sử

dụng trong các tình huống giao tiếp tiếng Anh trang trọng hoặc trong văn viết.

Khẳng định (+) : S + would rather (‘d rather) + V ( nguyên thể)

Phủ định (-) : S + would rather (‘d rather) + not + V ( nguyên thể)
Nghi vấn (?) : Would + S + rather + V ( nguyên thể) ?

Cấu trúc Would rather

Ví dụ:

● I would rather stay at home. (Tôi thích/ muốn ở nhà)

● They would rather not eat pizza. (Họ không thích/ muốn ăn pizza)
● She would rather not do homework. (Cô ấy không thích/ muốn làm bài
tập về nhà)
● Linda would rather not sing “Lucky” song. (Linda không thích/ muốn
hát bài hát “Lucky”)
● Would they rather go to the zoo? (Bạn có thích/ muốn đi sở thú không?)
1.2. Cấu trúc would rather ở thì quá khứ
Cấu trúc ‘would rather’ có thể được sử dụng để diễn tả mong muốn, nuối tiếc

của người nói về một điều gì đó đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.

Công thức:

Khẳng định (+): S + would rather + have + V3

Phủ định (-): S + would rather (not) + have + V3
Nghi vấn (?): Would + S + rather + have + V3
Ví dụ:

● She would rather have spent the money on a holiday. (The money wasn’t
spent on a holiday.)
● I’d rather have seen it at the cinema than on DVD. (I saw the film on
DVD.)
● I would rather not have bought this shirt.
1.3. Cấu trúc “Would rather…than” (Thích cái gì hơn)
“Would rather than’’ diễn tả thích cái gì hơn cái gì.

● Cấu trúc “Would rather…than” – thì hiện tại

S + would rather (not)+ N / V ( nguyên thể) + than +…
Ví dụ:
She’d rather go to class today than tomorrow. (Cô ấy thích đến lớp hôm nay

hơn đến lớp ngày mai)

● Cấu trúc “Would rather…than” – thì quá khứ

S + would rather (not) + have + V (PII) + than …
Khi dùng cấu trúc “would rather than” ở thì quá khứ, sau “would rather” là

“Have + V (PII)”, với thể phủ định thêm “not” trước “have”.

Ví dụ:

I would rather have eaten dark chocolate than milk chocolate. (Tôi đã thích ăn

socola đen hơn socola sữa)

● Cấu trúc ‘Would rather that” (Mong muốn làm gì)

=> thể hiện sự mong muốn ai làm gì đó ở thời điểm hiện tại. Động từ để dạng

nguyên thể, câu phủ định thêm “not” trước động từ

S1 + would rather (that) + S2 + V(nguyên thể)…

Ví dụ:

I would rather that you talk to me. (Tôi mong rằng bạn nói chuyện với tôi)

I’d rather that you not go to her birthday party. (Tôi mong rằng bạn không tới

dự sinh nhật của cô ấy)

1.4. Công thức would rather than và would rather or

Để thể hiện sự ưu tiên, yêu thích một việc gì đó hơn một việc khác, ta có thể sử

dụng would rather than và would rather or. Đây cũng là cách dùng phổ biến

của cấu trúc would rather trong tiếng Anh.

Ví dụ:

● Would you rather eat dinner out than cook dinner tonight?
● She would rather haven’t eat that chocolate cake.
● Would you rather eat here or go out?
● Would you rather study or watch TV?
2. Cấu trúc Would rather với hai chủ ngữ
2.1. Cấu trúc “Would rather that” – câu giả định đối lập với thực tế hiện tại
Động từ được chia ở thì quá khứ. Đặc biệt tobe luôn là “were” ở tất cả các

ngôi.

S1 + would rather (that) + S2 + V (quá khứ)…

Ví dụ:

Jim’d rather that his parents gave him a new toy car. (Jim mong rằng bố mẹ

anh ấy tặng anh ấy một chiếc ô tô mới)

Jake would rather that he didn’t work as a teacher. (Jake mong rằng anh ấy

không làm giáo viên)

Harry would rather it were summer now. (Harry mong rằng bây giờ là mùa hè)

2.2. Cấu trúc “Would rather that” – câu giả định đối lập với thực tế hiện tại
Động từ được chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành.

S1 + would rather (that) + S2 + had V(PII)…

Ví dụ:

● She would rather that her best friend had gone to the cinema yesterday.
(Cô ấy muốn bạn thân nhất đến rạp chiếu phim ngày hôm qua)
● He would rather that Bob hadn’t traveled to Ha Noi last week. (Anh ấy
muốn Bon không du lịch đến Hà Nội tuần trước)
Note: Trong giao tiếp thường ngày, bạn có thể dùng “Wish” thay thế cho

“Would rather that”.

3. Dạng viết tắt của would rather

Thông thường, would rather sẽ được viết tắt (trừ trong các văn bản trang
trọng).
Khẳng định (+)
He would = He’d

She would = She’d

We would = We’d

They would = They’d

It would = It’d

You would = You’d

I would = I’d

Phủ định (-)

He would rather not = He’d rather not

She would rather not = She’d rather not

They would rather not = They’d rather not

You would rather not = You’d rather not

It would rather not =It’d rather not

We would rather not = We’d rather not

4. Phân biệt “Would rather” và “Prefer”

Bài tập về would rather
4.1. Cách sử dụng would rather và Prefer
Về cơ bản, hai cấu trúc này mang ý nghĩa giống nhau đều được dùng để chỉ sự

yêu thích, mong muốn của bản thân.

4.2. Cấu trúc với would rather và Prefer

S + would rather + V (nguyên thể)…. than…
S + prefer + V(ing)…. to…
Ví dụ:

I’d rather walk than drive = I prefer walking to driving.

II. Bài tập Cấu trúc Would rather

Bài 1: Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây với các gợi ý cho sẵn

be an engineer
study Chinese

not go out

stay home

lie on the beach

not tell you

go to an opera

go out with their friends … stay home with their parents

1. I went to the movies last night. I prefer opera to movies. I would rather

______________.

2. I studied French when I was in high school only because my parents wanted
me to.
I would rather ______________.
3. Jack’s parents want him to become a doctor, but he’d rather
______________.
4. I know you want to know, but I’d rather ______________. I told Marge that
I’d keep it a secret.
5. Sometimes teenagers would rather ______________ than ______________.
6. I would rather ______________ right after dinner at the restaurant last night,
but my friends insisted on going to the cinema.
7. Tonight, I’d really rather ______________. I want to get a good night’s sleep
for the first time all week
8. I don’t want to do anything energetic. I’d rather______________.
Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1. John would rather ______________ free tomorrow.

a. is
b. was
c. be
d. will be
2. I would rather he ______________ her to his birthday party last Sunday.
a. have invited
b. had invited
c. invited
d. would invite
3. I’d rather you ______________ me now.
a. had paid
b. is paying
c. paid
d. pay
4. Peter would rather ______________ on a mattress than on the floor.
a. to sleep
b. sleeping
c. sleep
d. have slept
5. Did you go to the concert last night? ~ Yes, but I’d rather ______________
to the concert.
a. not go
b. haven’t gone
c. not have gone
d. not had gone
B. ĐÁP ÁN

Bài 1: Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây với các gợi ý cho sẵn
be an engineer

study Chinese

not go out

stay home

lie on the beach

not tell you

go to an opera

go out with their friends … stay home with their parents

1. I went to the movies last night. I prefer opera to movies. I would rather
have gone to an opera.
2. I studied French when I was in high school only because my parents
wanted me to.
I would rather have studied Chinese.
3. Jack’s parents want him to become a doctor, but he’d rather be an
engineer.
4. I know you want to know, but I’d rather not tell you. I told Marge that
I’d keep it a secret.
5. Sometimes teenagers would rather go out with their friends than stay
home with their parents.
6. I would rather have not gone out right after dinner at the restaurant last
night, but my friends insisted on going to the cinema.
7. Tonight, I’d really rather stay home. I want to get a good night’s sleep
for the first time all week
8. I don’t want to do anything energetic. I’d rather lie/ be lying on the
beach.
Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

John would rather ______________ free tomorrow.

a. is
b. was
c. be
d. will be
2. I would rather he ______________ her to his birthday party last Sunday.
a. have invited
b. had invited
c. invited
d. would invite
3. I’d rather you ______________ me now.
a. had paid
b. is paying
c. paid
d. pay
4. Peter would rather ______________ on a mattress than on the floor.
a. to sleep
b. sleeping
c. sleep
d. have slept
5. Did you go to the concert last night? ~ Yes, but I’d rather ______________
to the concert.
a. not go
b. haven’t gone
c. not have gone
d. not had gone
Bài 3. Chọn đáp án đúng
1. She ...................... eat a salad than a hamburger. (would rather /prefer)
2.They .................... dogs. They don't like cats. (would rather /prefer)
3. I ...................... stay home today. (would rather /prefer)
4. We ....................... watching basketball. (would rather /prefer)
5. Usually people ......................... warm weather. (would rather /prefer)
Đáp án
1. would rather
2. prefer
3. would rather
4. prefer
5. prefer
Bài 4. Chọn đáp án đúng: would rather /prefer
1. I.......................buy the blue shirt.
2. Why do you.......................going out with Tom?
3. I.......................have the meeting at 6 pm.
4. Normally, we.......................going to the beach.
5. I.......................watch the football game.
1. would rather
2. prefer
3. would rather
4. prefer
5. would rather
III. Bài tập vận dụng Cấu trúc Would rather
Bài 1: Chia dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. I would rather (stay) _________ home tonight
2. Mr. Timmy would rather (stay) _________ home last night
3. We would rather (drink) _________ tea than coffee
4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) _________ closer
together than we are standing
5. Camila would rather (cook) _________ for her family
6. She would rather you (not arrive) _________ yesterday
7. Jim would rather his friends (sleep) _________ than worked last night
8. Sam would rather Jill (be) _________ here with her tomorrow
9. I would rather my brother (not fail) _________ the driving test yesterday
10. I would rather that you (invite) _________ her to your party last Sunday
11. I would rather you (stay) __________ in a hostel than in a hotel.
12. I would rather you (find) __________ a job.
13. He would rather (face) ___________ the enemy than surrender.
14. They would rather (build) _____________ a new house than repair the
old one.
15. We would rather you (go) _________ to bed now.
16. We would rather you (do) __________ the work yourself.
17. I would rather you (go) _____________ home now.
18. I’d rather (be) ____________ a vampire than a zombie.
19. I’d rather you (tell) __________ the truth.
20. Would you rather we (not go) __________ out tonight?
Answer
1. stay
2. had stayed
3. drink
4. stood
5. cook
6. hadn’t arrived
7. had slept
8. be
9. hadn’t failed
10. had invited
11. stayed
12. found
13. face
14. build
15. went
16. did
17. went
18. be
19. told
20. didn’t go
Bài 2: Điền to, than, or và chỗ trống
1. Do you prefer coffee … tea?
2. I think I’d prefer … drive to California.
3. Would you rather go to the club … go to the beach? (asking for a choice)
4. He’d rather work all day … go to the beach! (make a specific choice)
5. My friend prefers Japanese food … American food.
Đáp án
1. to
2. to
3. or
4. than
5. to
Bài 3: Chọn đáp án đúng
1. I don’t fancy the theatre again. I’d rather (go/to go/going) to the cinema.
2. I’d rather speak to him in person (to discussing/than discuss/to discuss)
things over the phone.
3. If I had a choice I think I’d rather (live in Paris than in London/live in
Paris to London/to live in Paris than London) .
4. I would rather you (go/went/had gone) home now.
5. I don’t want to go out. I’d rather (staying/stay/to stay) home.
6. I’d rather go in December (than/that/to) in May.
7. I’d rather come with you (than staying/than stay/to stay) here alone.
8. I’d rather you (stay/to stay/stayed) here with me and the kids.
9. He would rather (save/saves/saving) up than (spend/spends/spending)
all his money.
10. Would you rather we (not go/don’t do/didn’t go) out tonight?
Đáp án
1. go
2. than discuss
3. live in Paris than in London
4. went
5. stay
6. than
7. than stay
8. stayed
9. save/spend
10. didn’t go
Bài 4: Bài tập viết lại câu với would rather
1.I would like you to come here now.

……………………………………………………………………………

2. I would prefer to travel in July rather than in November.

………………………………………………………………………………..

3.I prefer drinking water rather than eating something.

…………………………………………………………………………………

………………………….

4.I prefer to dance rather than sing

……………………………………………………………………………

5.I want you to stay at home rather than on a trip

……………………………………………………………………………

6.I would like you to find a job.

……………………………………………………………………………

7.He would face the enemy rather than surrender.

……………………………………………………………………………

8.They would like to buy a new car instead of repairing the old one.

…………………………………………………………………………………

………………………

9.We would like you to go bed now.

……………………………………………………………………………

10.We would like you to go with us

……………………………………………………………………………

Đáp án
1. I would rather you came here now.
2. I would rather travel in July than in November.
3. I would rather drink water than eat something.
4. I would rather dance than sing.
5. I would rather you stayed at home than on a trip.
6. I would rather you found a job.
7. He would rather face the enemy than surrender.
8. They would rather buy a new car than repair the old one.
9. We would rather you went to bed now.
10. We would rather you go with us.
Bài 5. Which do you prefer? Write sentences using ‘I prefer’
1. (drive/travel by train)
……………………………………………………………….
2. (tennis/football)
……………………………………………………………….
3. (phone people/write letters)
……………………………………………………………….
4. (go to the cinema/watch films on TV)
……………………………………………………………….
5. (Pepsi/Coca-cola)
……………………………………………………………….
Bài 6. Complete these sentences
1. (get a taxi/walk home)
I prefer ……………………………………………………………….

2. (go for a swim/play tennis)

I’d rather ……………………………………………………………….

3. (wait a few minutes/leave now)

I’d rather ……………………………………………………………….

4. (eat at home/go to a restaurant)

I prefer ……………………………………………………………….

5. (think about it for a while/decide now)

I’d rather ………………………………………………………

Answer:
Bài 5
1. I prefer driving to traveling by train.
2. I prefer playing tennis than football.
3. I prefer phoning people to writing letters.
4. I prefer going to the cinema to watching films on TV.
5. I prefer drinking Pepsi to Coca-cola.
Bài 6
1. I prefer getting a taxi to walking home.
2. I’d rather go for a swim than play tennis.
3. I’d rather wait a few minutes than leave now.
4. I prefer eating at home to going to a restaurant.
5. I’d rather think about it for a while than decide now.