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Would Like Prefer Rather

1) The modal expression "would like" is used to talk about desires and wants in a more formal way, equivalent to saying "want." It can be used for present or future desires and is followed by a noun or verb in the infinitive. 2) "Would prefer" and "would rather" are synonyms that express preferences and can also be used for present or future preferences. "Would prefer" can be followed by a noun or verb in infinitive while "would rather" is only followed by a verb in simple form. 3) All three expressions can be contracted with pronouns like "I'd" to make them more informal as is common in spoken English.

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Would Like Prefer Rather

1) The modal expression "would like" is used to talk about desires and wants in a more formal way, equivalent to saying "want." It can be used for present or future desires and is followed by a noun or verb in the infinitive. 2) "Would prefer" and "would rather" are synonyms that express preferences and can also be used for present or future preferences. "Would prefer" can be followed by a noun or verb in infinitive while "would rather" is only followed by a verb in simple form. 3) All three expressions can be contracted with pronouns like "I'd" to make them more informal as is common in spoken English.

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Grammar

Presentation
Would like
Would
prefer
Would
rather

Would like:
We use the modal expression would
like in English to talk about our
desires and wants.
Would like is a more formal way to say
want.
Here are some

1. I would like to take a trip.


2. Sandra and her husband would
like to have a June wedding.

3. Carl would like a


raise, but hes too
nervous to ask his
boss.

Would like can be used for


either present or future
desires.

1.
2.
3.

Present Tense (or general) desires:


I would like a house by the ocean.
They would like to improve their English.
The students would like to take a break.

Desires for the Future:


I would like to take an Italian class
someday.
2. My family would like to visit San
1.

The FORM of would like


In the expression would like, which
word is an auxiliary and which word
is a verb?
Auxiliary =
Verb =
This means that you can use would like
with any subject in English. Its not
necessary to change WOULD.
Would like can be followed by a noun or a
verb. If you want to use a verb after the
expression would like it must be in the
infinitive.

The infinitive =
verb

TO + simple form of

In English we say . . .
I would like

TO WIN the lottery.

NOT . . .
I would like WIN the lottery.

Contractions with would


Americans often use contractions in
English, especially when speaking.
Pronouns can be contracted with
WOULD to make the following:

like . . .

Practice:
Say the following sentences using WOULD
LIKE:

1. Marla wants to find a better paying


job.
2. They want to buy a new car soon.
3. I want a new, more comfortable sofa.

Would prefer &


Would rather
We

use the modal expressions


would prefer and would
rather to talk about our
preferences in English.

These

two expression mean the


same thing and are synonyms for
the verb prefer.

As with would like, would


prefer and would rather can
be used for present or future
preferences.
Here are some Examples . . .
Present (or general) preferences:
1.A. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
B. I think I would prefer coffee this
morning.
Future preferences:
1.A. We would rather live near the
beach than in the mountains.
2.We would prefer to live near the
beach.

The forms
of would prefer & would

rather

Would Prefer:
Would prefer can be used with
either a noun or a verb:
1.

They would prefer coffee.


They would prefer to drink coffee.

**Notice that if you use


a verb with would
prefer, the verb is in the

The negative
of would prefer

Use would prefer NOT + infinitive

Examples . . .
1.

They would prefer NOT to drive


because they dont know this area
well.

1.

She would prefer NOT to take classes


in the afternoon. The morning is more
convenient for her to study.

Would Rather:
Would rather can ONLY be
used with either a verb:
2.

They would rather have coffee than tea.


NOT: They would rather coffee.

**Notice that the verb that follows


would rather must be in the simple
form (NO to).

The negative of would


rather
Use

would rather NOT + simple form

Examples . . .
1. We

would rather NOT go out tonight


because we have to get up early
tomorrow.

1. She

would rather NOT buy a house in this


area because its too far from her work.

Contractions:
We often use contractions with would
prefer and would rather. Pronouns
can be contracted with WOULD to make
the following:
I would prefer/rather
= Id prefer / Id
rather
We would prefer/rather = wed prefer /
wed rather
Theyd prefer / Theyd rather
Youd prefer / Youd rather
Hed prefer / Hed rather
Shed prefer / Shed rather

More examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Id rather visit France than Japan.


The students would prefer to do
speaking activities in class.
We would rather not take a break
now. Lets take a break later.
Sam would prefer not to work on
Saturdays because he would like
to spend time with his family.

Practice . . .
1.
2.
3.
4.

Would you prefer to eat Italian


food or Chinese food?
Would you rather travel to India or
China?
Would you prefer to work 5 - 8hour
days or 4 - 10 hour days?
Would you rather have a cat, a
dog,
or a fish?

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