GRAMMAR B1+.

UNIT1

EXPRESSING PREFERENCES
PREFER + (object) + -ing  She prefers reading TO listening to music. PREFER means that you like better one thing
than another. It is used to compare 2 things
PREFER + noun  We prefer nachos TO tacos. or actions.

WOULD PREFER + (object) + full  I would prefer to go on holidays to WOULD PREFER refers to present and future
Australia this summer.
infinitive  I would prefer to sail RATHER THAN surf. preferences. When we want to say that we
would like to do one thing more than another,
we can introduce the second thing with rather
 I would prefer a sunny day on Sunday than, followed by an infinitive without to
WOULD PREFER + noun RATHER THAN a rainy day.

 I would rather not to go out this evening.

WOULD RATHER + (object) + infinitive
 I would rather dance THAN sing. WOULD RATHER is used to say that you prefer
to do or to have one thing more than
another. WOULD RATHER is followed by the
WOULD RATHER + (object) + past  I would rather you not to use my laptop bare infinitive and “than”.
without permission.
tense

 We had better finish the work before

tomorrow! HAD BETTER is used to give advice. It is
HAD BETTER + infinitive followed by the bare infinitive (without to).
 You had better be punctual on your first
day.