Preference refers to expressing a liking for one thing over another. There are several ways to express preference in Indonesian including using "prefer", "would rather", "would prefer to", "like", "had better", "it's time", and "instead of". Examples are given for how to use each expression to indicate a subject's preference between two or more options.

1. Preference
Preference adalah ungkapan perasaan yang menyatakan lebih suka daripada yang
lainnya
1. Prefer
Rumus:
 Subject + Prefer + to infinitive
 Subject + Prefer + Nouns + to + Nouns
 Subject + Prefer + Gerund + to + Gerund
Contoh:
 They prefer to go now
 My mother prefers lemon to orange
 She prefers watching TV to listening to the radio
2. Would Rather
Rumus:
 Subject + would rather + Kata kerja bentuk I (tanpa to- Infinitives)
 Subject + would rather + Infinitives + than + Infinitives
 Subject + would rather + Infinitives + Noun + than + Inf + Noun
 Subject + would rather + someone + Bentuk II
Contoh:
 I would rather study now
 She would rather stay home than go shopping
 We’d rather play card than play ball
 I’d rather you went now
3. Would Prefer to
Rumus:

2.  Subject + Would Prefer to + infinitive +rather than + inf
 Subject + would Prefer to + infinitives + Nouns + rather than +
infinitives + Nouns
Contoh:
 They would prefer to sing rather than dance
 You’d prefer to play ball rather than take a sleep
4. Like
Rumus:
 Subject + Like + Nouns/Gerunds
 Subject + like +gerunds + better than + gerund
 Subject + like + noun + better than + noun
Contoh:
 I like singing a song
 She likes singing a song better than playing a guitar
 They like coffee better than tea
5. Had Better
Rumus:
 Subject + had better + infinitive
 Subject + had better + not + infinitive
Contoh:
 You had better study hard
 You had better not work on Sundays
6. It’s time
Rumus:
 It’s time + to infinitives
 It’s time + Subject + Bentuk past

3. Contoh:
 It’s time to get up
 It’s time you went away
7. Instead of
Instead of kita gunakan sebagai pengganti dari: to, than, better than, rather
than
Rumus:
 Instead of + Gerund/Nouns
Contoh:
 I prefer staying home instead of going out
 They would rather eat their lunch instead of work
 I woud prefer to invite them instead of him
 He likes me instead of him