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
grammar - prefer + -ing or infinitive - English Language Learners . . . I prefer to eat candy rather than to eat ice cream - probably the less common but grammatically correct I would like to know if my understanding and notion of these sentences is 100 percent accurate, and could perfectly be used by any native speaker if they were to give a presentation on Perfect English Grammar At college
gerunds - prefer ~ing prefer to infinitive - English Language . . . 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 library Is there any other option for this? Or, is my suggestion the best choice?
Would prefer and prefer - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Lastly, "prefer" and "would prefer" also use tend to use different constructions If the poster gave a more complete hypothetical describing the situation they want to express, it would be easier to answer
grammar - I prefer doing . . . vs I prefer to do - English Language . . . 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 I prefer to do this on my own rather than do this with you