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Usually signals a habit; on this flight signals a particular choice, but the comparison word stays the same.","For our new kitchen, we would prefer a round table to a square one.",[19,35],{"id":20,"blankNumber":21,"options":22},"01a0e1ab-e18a-72ec-b3bf-69e347712f79",1,[23,27,31],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7200-b3bf-69e345992a53","than",false,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-725c-b3bf-69e3464e3d41","to",true,{"id":32,"optionText":33,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-72a4-b3bf-69e346e1d74e","rather",2,{"id":36,"blankNumber":34,"options":37},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7410-b3bf-69e348bc7395",[38,40,42],{"id":39,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7398-b3bf-69e347c481a3",{"id":41,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-73c8-b3bf-69e347ce8e5a",{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-73ec-b3bf-69e3483d0d1a","from",{"id":46,"sentenceTemplate":47,"displayOrder":21,"explanation":48,"exampleSentence":49,"blanks":50},"01a0e1ab-e18a-756c-b3bf-69e34bcf5121","For exercise, I prefer cycling to __1__.","In prefer cycling to running, to is a preposition. The two activities therefore take balanced -ing forms, not a base form or a to-infinitive.","My brother prefers reading to watching television.",[51],{"id":52,"blankNumber":21,"options":53},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7530-b3bf-69e34b05241b",[54,57,60],{"id":55,"optionText":56,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-74c8-b3bf-69e349c3c388","run",{"id":58,"optionText":59,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-74ec-b3bf-69e349c58d3e","to run",{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7510-b3bf-69e34a6c27e2","running",{"id":64,"sentenceTemplate":65,"displayOrder":34,"explanation":66,"exampleSentence":67,"blanks":68},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7664-b3bf-69e34ed1b7a7","On workdays, I prefer __1__ lunch from home rather than buy it at the café.","The pattern here is prefer + to-infinitive + rather than + base form. Prefer also accepts an -ing form in other patterns; it does not take the bare form bring directly.","At weekends, we prefer to meet outdoors rather than sit in a crowded room.",[69],{"id":70,"blankNumber":21,"options":71},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7630-b3bf-69e34de65eac",[72,75,78],{"id":73,"optionText":74,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-75b4-b3bf-69e34cae7ae9","bring",{"id":76,"optionText":77,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-75ec-b3bf-69e34cbd4c59","to bring",{"id":79,"optionText":80,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7610-b3bf-69e34d1e43ab","to bringing",{"id":82,"sentenceTemplate":83,"displayOrder":84,"explanation":85,"exampleSentence":86,"blanks":87},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7744-b3bf-69e35152e826","The queue is too long. I would rather __1__ later than wait here.",3,"Would rather takes the base form when the subject performs the action. Than introduces the second base-form action, wait.","With so little time left, she would rather take a taxi than miss the concert.",[88],{"id":89,"blankNumber":21,"options":90},"01a0e1ab-e18a-770c-b3bf-69e3510dfef6",[91,94,97],{"id":92,"optionText":93,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-76ac-b3bf-69e34f457703","come back",{"id":95,"optionText":96,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-76cc-b3bf-69e350403ba1","to come back",{"id":98,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-76ec-b3bf-69e35071db3a","coming back",{"id":101,"sentenceTemplate":102,"displayOrder":103,"explanation":104,"exampleSentence":105,"blanks":106},"01a0e1ab-e18a-78b4-b3bf-69e35550f4c2","For our meeting today, I would prefer __1__ online __2__ travel across town.",4,"Would prefer takes a to-infinitive for the speaker’s action. The matching comparison pattern is to talk rather than travel, not to talk than travel.","We would prefer to book early rather than risk losing our places.",[107,119],{"id":108,"blankNumber":21,"options":109},"01a0e1ab-e18a-77e8-b3bf-69e353aac73a",[110,113,116],{"id":111,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7788-b3bf-69e35247060b","talk",{"id":114,"optionText":115,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-77a8-b3bf-69e35260aa34","to talking",{"id":117,"optionText":118,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-77c8-b3bf-69e352d2e717","to talk",{"id":120,"blankNumber":34,"options":121},"01a0e1ab-e18a-787c-b3bf-69e35547bde6",[122,124,127],{"id":123,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-781c-b3bf-69e3540ffae5",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7840-b3bf-69e354ae3c6a","rather than",{"id":128,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7860-b3bf-69e354cc51d7",{"id":130,"sentenceTemplate":131,"displayOrder":132,"explanation":133,"exampleSentence":134,"blanks":135},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7a44-b3bf-69e359fe9f0b","These details are private. I would rather __1__ them now; I would prefer __2__ them in writing either.",5,"The speaker wants neither to discuss the details now nor to record them in writing. Use rather not + base form, but prefer not + to-infinitive. Either connects the two negative preferences.","I would rather not stop here; I would prefer not to arrive late.",[136,148],{"id":137,"blankNumber":21,"options":138},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7978-b3bf-69e3571a537a",[139,142,145],{"id":140,"optionText":141,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-790c-b3bf-69e355e03b5d","not to discuss",{"id":143,"optionText":144,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7930-b3bf-69e356726df7","not discuss",{"id":146,"optionText":147,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7950-b3bf-69e35696370e","not discussing",{"id":149,"blankNumber":34,"options":150},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7a0c-b3bf-69e3593cb8a4",[151,154,157],{"id":152,"optionText":153,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-79b0-b3bf-69e357796b17","not to put",{"id":155,"optionText":156,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-79d0-b3bf-69e3586b83cf","not put",{"id":158,"optionText":159,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-79f0-b3bf-69e3586c7961","not to putting",{"id":161,"sentenceTemplate":162,"displayOrder":163,"explanation":164,"exampleSentence":165,"blanks":166},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7b30-b3bf-69e35e28c2d6","As a rule, I prefer __1__ appointments before breakfast.",6,"As a rule marks a general preference. With the to-infinitive pattern, the negative is prefer not to book; not comes before the infinitive.","When travelling, we prefer not to carry much cash.",[167],{"id":168,"blankNumber":21,"options":169},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7afc-b3bf-69e35d4f8ab4",[170,173,176],{"id":171,"optionText":172,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7a9c-b3bf-69e35a89d136","not book",{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7abc-b3bf-69e35b66c3ce","not to booking",{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7ae0-b3bf-69e35c613669","not to book",{"id":180,"sentenceTemplate":181,"displayOrder":182,"explanation":183,"exampleSentence":184,"blanks":185},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7ca0-b3bf-69e363257daf","At the ticket desk: “__1__ your sister prefer morning performances?” “Yes. And __2__ prefer to sit near the front?”",7,"Ordinary present-tense prefer needs does with the singular subject your sister. A question with would places would before the subject and takes the base form prefer: would you prefer to sit? Neither would nor would rather takes to before prefer.","Do your parents prefer afternoon visits? Would they rather come on Sunday?",[186,198],{"id":187,"blankNumber":21,"options":188},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7bd4-b3bf-69e361334a5c",[189,192,195],{"id":190,"optionText":191,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7b74-b3bf-69e35ed0d754","Do",{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7b94-b3bf-69e35f9c79cd","Does",{"id":196,"optionText":197,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7bb8-b3bf-69e36061207e","Is",{"id":199,"blankNumber":34,"options":200},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7c68-b3bf-69e362ff79d0",[201,204,207],{"id":202,"optionText":203,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7c0c-b3bf-69e3613ec493","would you",{"id":205,"optionText":206,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7c2c-b3bf-69e361f61846","would you to",{"id":208,"optionText":209,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7c4c-b3bf-69e3620d3211","would you rather to",{"id":211,"sentenceTemplate":212,"displayOrder":213,"explanation":214,"exampleSentence":215,"blanks":216},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7d98-b3bf-69e366487802","I need to check the figures first. I would rather you __1__ the report tomorrow, not today.",8,"The person sending the report is you, not I. Would rather + another subject takes the past simple for a desired future action; tomorrow makes the time clear.","We would rather the guests arrived after six, once the room is ready.",[217],{"id":218,"blankNumber":21,"options":219},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7d64-b3bf-69e365cc5309",[220,223,226],{"id":221,"optionText":222,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7cf8-b3bf-69e36406f71f","to send",{"id":224,"optionText":225,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7d24-b3bf-69e364fcf6e9","sending",{"id":227,"optionText":228,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7d44-b3bf-69e3657fd18b","sent",{"id":230,"sentenceTemplate":231,"displayOrder":232,"explanation":233,"exampleSentence":234,"blanks":235},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7e74-b3bf-69e3697940c1","The baby has just fallen asleep. I would prefer you __1__ the bell when you arrive.",9,"Would prefer + object uses a to-infinitive. The sleeping baby explains the negative preference: you not to ring. Didn’t ring belongs to the would rather or would prefer it if pattern.","During the exam, the teacher would prefer us not to leave our seats.",[236],{"id":237,"blankNumber":21,"options":238},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7e40-b3bf-69e368ac4bed",[239,242,245],{"id":240,"optionText":241,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7de4-b3bf-69e366ae2fc5","to not ringing",{"id":243,"optionText":244,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7e04-b3bf-69e367a0b7ac","not to ring",{"id":246,"optionText":247,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7e24-b3bf-69e368374d26","didn’t ring",{"id":249,"sentenceTemplate":250,"displayOrder":251,"explanation":252,"exampleSentence":253,"blanks":254},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7f4c-b3bf-69e36b71a283","We are planning a quiet evening tomorrow. I would prefer it if our neighbours __1__ loud music.",10,"Would prefer it if introduces a clause with its own subject and a past-simple verb. Tomorrow shows that didn’t play expresses a desired future situation, not a past event.","She would prefer it if we waited outside until the interview was over.",[255],{"id":256,"blankNumber":21,"options":257},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7f18-b3bf-69e36aabbc84",[258,261,264],{"id":259,"optionText":260,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7eb8-b3bf-69e369acdf3c","didn’t play",{"id":262,"optionText":263,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7edc-b3bf-69e36a1480c8","not to play",{"id":265,"optionText":266,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18a-7ef8-b3bf-69e36a3f539c","not play",{"id":268,"sentenceTemplate":269,"displayOrder":270,"explanation":271,"exampleSentence":272,"blanks":273},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7255-99cd-e84d97bef5b4","I want to do the introduction myself, but I want you to answer the questions afterwards. I would rather __1__ first, and I would rather you __2__ afterwards.",11,"In the first gap, I performs the action, so rather takes the base form speak. In the second, the separate subject you requires past simple spoke for the desired later action.","We would rather wait downstairs, but we would rather the children waited in the car.",[274,286],{"id":275,"blankNumber":21,"options":276},"01a0e1ab-e18b-70e9-99cd-e84d952cccd2",[277,280,283],{"id":278,"optionText":279,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7041-99cd-e84d93ec2820","spoke",{"id":281,"optionText":282,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7089-99cd-e84d94615d2f","to speak",{"id":284,"optionText":285,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-70bd-99cd-e84d94e97379","speak",{"id":287,"blankNumber":34,"options":288},"01a0e1ab-e18b-71e1-99cd-e84d975032ed",[289,291,293],{"id":290,"optionText":282,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7149-99cd-e84d95d94452",{"id":292,"optionText":279,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7181-99cd-e84d962ecd8b",{"id":294,"optionText":295,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-71b1-99cd-e84d970e1921","speaking",{"id":297,"sentenceTemplate":298,"displayOrder":299,"explanation":300,"exampleSentence":301,"blanks":302},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7419-99cd-e84d99634575","I stayed at the office until nine last night and missed dinner with my family. I would rather __1__ earlier.",12,"Last night describes a completed situation, and I is also the person who left. The past preference therefore uses would rather have + past participle, not had left or to have left.","We watched the whole match, but we would rather have gone for a walk.",[303],{"id":304,"blankNumber":21,"options":305},"01a0e1ab-e18b-73b9-99cd-e84d986e56f0",[306,309,312],{"id":307,"optionText":308,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-72e5-99cd-e84d9800d243","have left",{"id":310,"optionText":311,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-731d-99cd-e84d983f3121","had left",{"id":313,"optionText":314,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7379-99cd-e84d985b4a92","to have left",{"id":316,"sentenceTemplate":317,"displayOrder":318,"explanation":319,"exampleSentence":320,"blanks":321},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7589-99cd-e84d9c32ab4f","I bought the cheap headphones last month, but they broke immediately. I would prefer __1__ a little more on a better pair.",13,"The purchase is complete, and the speaker regrets their own choice. Would prefer expresses this past preference with to have + past participle.","The hotel was noisy; we would prefer to have stayed somewhere quieter.",[322],{"id":323,"blankNumber":21,"options":324},"01a0e1ab-e18b-752d-99cd-e84d9be13ac4",[325,328,331],{"id":326,"optionText":327,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7489-99cd-e84d9a3f8df7","have spent",{"id":329,"optionText":330,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-74c5-99cd-e84d9a8ac67d","to had spent",{"id":332,"optionText":333,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-74f9-99cd-e84d9b5374ca","to have spent",{"id":335,"sentenceTemplate":336,"displayOrder":337,"explanation":338,"exampleSentence":339,"blanks":340},"01a0e1ab-e18b-77e5-99cd-e84da0db0b2f","You posted the photos yesterday without asking. I would rather you __1__ them yesterday, and I would rather you __2__ any more tomorrow.",14,"Both clauses concern another person’s actions. Yesterday requires past perfect hadn’t posted for the completed event; tomorrow requires past simple didn’t post for the desired future situation.","I would rather the shop had delivered my order last Friday; for the replacement, I would rather they delivered it next Monday.",[341,353],{"id":342,"blankNumber":21,"options":343},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7695-99cd-e84d9e24debd",[344,347,350],{"id":345,"optionText":346,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-75fd-99cd-e84d9c6dccd9","not to have posted",{"id":348,"optionText":349,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7631-99cd-e84d9cc78ac9","hadn’t posted",{"id":351,"optionText":352,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7665-99cd-e84d9d29499a","haven’t posted",{"id":354,"blankNumber":34,"options":355},"01a0e1ab-e18b-778d-99cd-e84da089bec0",[356,359,361],{"id":357,"optionText":358,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e18b-76ed-99cd-e84d9e77c803","didn’t post",{"id":360,"optionText":349,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-e18b-7729-99cd-e84d9ed57129",{"id":362,"optionText":363,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-e18b-775d-99cd-e84d9fbd916c","not to post","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_42deb501-0e3b-4b19-a246-a6bf19068593_hero.webp?v=1790492533",{"title":366,"slug":367,"language":368,"level":369},"Would Rather, Would Prefer and Prefer","would-rather-would-prefer-and-prefer","en","B2"]