USE OF PREFER, WOULD

PREFER, WOULD RATHER,

WOULD RATHER NOT

Name of Group:
•Arizanda Pradana Putra A (170301064)
•Hani Lisdayanti (170301031)
 PREFER

Prefer is used to state what are you prefer like or

dislike in general. The patterns are :

 S + Prefer + Noun + To + Noun

 S + Prefer + Verb-ing + To + Verb-ing
 S + Prefer to + Verb + Rather than + Verb
 Example :
 She prefer parfume to make up.
 I prefer eating to running.
 My Father prefer to working at office rather
than go to sleep. 
 WOULD PREFER

Would prefer is used to state a choice in a situation

which specific. The pattern is :

S + Would Prefer + To + Verb + Rather than +

Verb
 Example :

 We would prefer to close the main door rather

than open it.
 My Aunt would prefer to wear blue dress to go
to party rather than wear the white one.
 WOULD RATHER

Would rather is followed by bare infinitive and the

alternative from “would prefer to” when we talking
about specific thing. This phrase is followed by
perfect infinitive if we talk about past. The pattern
are :
 S + would rather + bare infinitive
 S + would rather + perfect infinitive (have + past
participle)
 Example :
 He would rather not sleep at bedroom.
 She would rather have spent her holiday at
Grandpa’s house.
 WOULD RATHER NOT
I’d rather not can used as short response.
Example:
A : May I borrow your novel last night?
B : I’d rather you didn’t.
 DIALOGUE
Putra : Whats up!
Hani : Hey!
Putra : Where will we go tonight? Do you already call your friends?
Hani : I prefer going to bookstore to watching a film . How about you?
Putra : I think that’s a good idea.
Hani : Yeah of course.
Putra : Hm... Would you rather go there by car or by motorcycle?
Hani : I’d rather by motorcycle.
Putra : Okay. I will wash my motorcycle first.
Hani : Would you treat me tonight?
Putra : I’d rather not. Go dutch!
Hani : Hahaha, just kidding.
Putra : It’s okay, see you.
Hani : See you.