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- 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
- 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 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 :
- 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
- adjectives - prefer to Vs prefer + rather than - English Language . . .
I prefer coffee to chocolate I prefer coffee rather than chocolate These ones do not: I prefer English lessons rather than Spanish one I prefer English lessons to Spanish one I prefer English lessons to Spanish I would prefer English lessons rather than Spanish I would prefer to make a copy than to take this whole book home
- 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 ”
- sentence construction - Prefer with that clause - English Language . . .
That’s what Cambridge says about "would prefer" When we are talking about our preferences for the actions of another person, we can use would prefer + object pronoun + to-infinitive or would prefer it if + past simple: They’d prefer us to come later (or They’d prefer it if we came later ) Would you prefer me to drive?
- relative pronouns - Which vs Which one - English Language Learners . . .
Which do you prefer - meat or fish? You can have tea or coffee - which do you prefer? To me,"which one" would be more correct I don't know Perhaps sometimes "which" and "which one" can be interchangeable
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