prefer, would prefer, would rather

1. Preferences

2. expressions
Prefer ………………. To
Would prefer………………….rather than
Would rather…………………….than

3. prefer……………………..to
Prefer ….to is used to talk about general likes and dislikes
We use prefer to say we like one thing or activity more than
another. We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we
compare two things or actions
I prefer swimming to jogging

4. Prefer + noun...to
I prefer football to basketball.
They prefer banana to apple.
I prefer coffee to tea.

5. Prefer + Gerund
I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
I prefer going to theatre to going to the cinema.

6. Prefer + infinitive with to
I prefer to drive rather than travel by train
Tom prefers to live in a country rather than live in a city.

8. Which do you prefer..?

9. Which do you prefer..?

10. Would prefer……..rather than
We use would prefer or ’d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or
a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:
Would prefer + noun
I would prefer quiet place rather than noisy one.

11. Would prefer……..rather than
When we want to say that we would like to do one thing more than another, we
can introduce the second thing with rather than, followed by an infinitive without to:
I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach
holiday.

12. Which on would you prefer to have?

13. Which on would you prefer to have?

14. Which on would you prefer to drink?

15. Would rather = would prefer to do smth
Use for specific choices in specific situation
Would rather + bare infinitive

16. Would rather….than

17. Prefer…….not to / Would prefer……not to /
would rather….not
I prefer not to read in the evening.
She’d prefer not to drive at night.
I would rather not talk about the
exam

18. Would you rather…..be?

19. Would you rather…..Climb or swim?

20. Would you rather…..have long holiday or short?

21. Sunshine or snow?

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