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Would prefer - rather
Would Prefer (Prefer)
prefer
/ would prefer means
"to like or want someone or something more than someone or something
else"
We choose one thing between diffferent
options. We can use "prefer" in 3 different
forms.
Forms and
Usage
Prefer
something to something else
-
I
prefer football to basketball.
-
I would
prefer city to country.
-
She
prefers tea to coffee.
She would prefer tea to
coffee.
Prefer
to
do something rather
than do something
else
-
I'd
prefer to drink tea rather than
drink coffee.
-
Tom
prefers to stay at home rather than
go to the cinema
tonight.
-
They
prefer to drive rather
than go by bus.
Prefer
doing something to doing
something else
Answer the Questions about "Would Prefer and Prefer" in English
I prefer tennis ....... volleyball.
- to
- than
- rather than
- then
I would prefer cinema ....... theater.
- to
- rather than
- from
- by
She prefers hot chocolate ..... coffee.
- to
- than
- from
- rather than
I'd prefer to drink water ....... drink cola.
- rather than
- to
- by
- then
Mom prefers to go to the cinema ....... stay at home tonight.
- rather than
- to
- by
- from
Sally would prefer to drive there ..... go by plane.
- rather than
- to
- then
- rather then
I prefer watching TV ....... playing computer games.
- to
- rather than
- by
- from
I would prefer ....... tea rather than drink coffee
- to drink
- drinking
- drunk
- drink
She would prefer ....... rather than lose her money.
- to die
- die
- dies
- dying
I'd prefer ........ fruit juice.
- to have
- having
- have
- had
I would prefer to go by bus rather than .......
- walk
- walking
- walked
- to walk
We would prefer to spend time with my children rather than ...... at weekends.
- work
- working
- to work
- worked
Would you prefer ........ a comedy film rather than a horror movie?
- to watch
- watching
- watched
- to watching