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- What the the meaning difference between prefer would prefer?
Both "prefer" "would prefer" express the preference This site said "You can use 'prefer to (do)' or 'prefer -ing' to say what you prefer in general" "We use 'would prefer' to say what somebody wants in a particular situation (not in general)" However, this site said "We can use would prefer and prefer with the same meaning However, the
- difference - Would prefer versus would like - English Language . . .
I would prefer to discuss the matter in private I would like to discuss the matter in private I am used to prefer used in sentences similar to "I prefer Verona to Rome " In the first sentence there isn't a comparison between two different situations In such cases, I would use like rather than prefer
- gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners . . .
Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do" I have read a book about grammar that says there is a subtle difference between them, and I would like to confirm this concept Am I right about the following? gerund: refers to a habit e g :
- Differentiating between prefer to do and prefer doing
Indeed "prefer to go" is more common than "prefer going" It depends on the verb as I have already mentioned in my answer Between "start going" and "start to go", "started going" is more common Well, but if it concerns only the verb "prefer", yes, you are correct "prefer to go" is more common than "prefer going" –
- grammar - I prefer doing . . . vs I prefer to do - English Language . . .
I prefer doing something to doing something else I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else Look at these examples: I prefer driving to travelling by train I prefer to drive rather than travel by train If we want to check your sentences, we can look at them like this: I prefer doing this on my own to doing this with you
- grammar - When should I use prefer instead of would? - English . . .
On the other hand, combining them for, “I would prefer to stay home…” is completely idiomatic in today’s English A context in which “I would stay home…” is appropriate is an irrealis: “I would stay home because the weather is bad, but we’ll be entertaining an important new client, so I have to be at the office ”
- grammar - prefer + -ing or infinitive - English Language Learners . . .
I prefer pork rather than beef - less common but grammatically correct I prefer dancing to swimming - usual day a day expression I prefer dancing rather than swimming - less common but grammatically correct I would prefer to stay home rather than go out tonight - "would prefer" MUST always be followed by the infinitive and not the "-ing" form
- gerunds - prefer ~ing prefer to infinitive - English Language . . .
And when I use "prefer ~ing", we use "to" to compare I prefer studying at a coffee shop to studying in the library Then, how about "prefer to infinitive"? I prefer to study at a coffee shop to to study in the library I think it sounds not correct rather I would use like this: I prefer to study at a coffee shop rather than studying in the
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