PREFER
PREFER (mówiąc ogólnie o tym co wolimy)
· I prefer
sth
to sth else.
( I prefer wine to beer.)
· I prefer do
ing sth
to do
ing sth else.
( I prefer writing to speaking.)
· I prefer
to do sth
rather than (do) sth else.
(I prefer to drive rather than travel by plane.)
(I prefer to live in the country rather than(live) in a city.)
WOULD PREFER (mówiąc o tym co wolelibyśmy w konkretnej sytuacji)
I would prefer…= I’d prefer…
· I’d prefer to do sth.
(I’d prefer to go now.)
· I’d prefer
not to do sth.
(I’d prefer not to go there now.)
· I’d prefer
to do sth
rather than do sth else.
(I’d prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema.)
· I’d prefer somebody to do sth.
(I’d prefer you/him/her to pay me now.
· I’d prefer
somebody not to do sth.
( I’d prefer them not to paint my room.)
WOULD RATHER = would prefer
· I’d rather
do sth
than do sth else.
( I’d rather fly than go by plane.)
· I’d rather
not do sth.
( I’d rather not go out this evening.)
· I’d rather
somebody did sth.
( I’d rather you went home.)
· I’d rather
somebody didn’t do sth.
(I’d rather he didn’t spend all his money in pubs.)
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