PREFERENCES

PREFER
I PREFER TO DO/DOING STH I don´t like cities. I prefer to live /living in the country

I PREFER STH TO STH ELSE. I prefer fish to meat.

I PREFER DOING STH TO DOING STH ELSE. I prefer driving to travelling by train

I PREFER TO DO STH RATHER THAN DO STH ELSE I prefer to drive rather than travel by train

WOULD PREFER
I´D PREFER STH Would you prefer tea or coffee? Coffee , please,

I´D PREFER TO DO STH Shall we go by train? I´d prefer to go by car

I WOULD PREFER TO DO STH RATHER THAN DO STH I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather
ELSE. than drive all the way to your mother´s.

I´D PREFER YOU/HIM/ HER… TO DO STH. I would prefer her to visit us tomorrow.

WOULD RATHER
I´D RATHER (NOT) DO STH . Would you like to go out for dinner tonight? No, I´d
rather eat at home. /I´d rather not go out tonight

I´D RATHER DO STH THAN DO STH ELSE. I´d rather read than watch TV

I´D RATHER YOU/SHE/HE/THEY…) DID/DIDN´T DO STH Shall I stay here? I´d rather you came with us

I´d rather she didn´t tell Tom.