Watch this video to learn some grammar tips that will help you prepare for your PET exam! Video lesson 6:27, comprehension test 5:00
| EXPLANATION | EXAMPLE |
| when you want to say that you like to do something you can use both forms: prefer to do something; prefer doing something | I don’t like walking. I prefer to walk. I don’t like running. I prefer walking. |
when we compare two things in the same sentence we use the following forms: I prefer something to something else | I prefer this shirt to the shirt you were wearing yesterday. I prefer travelling by plane to driving. |
when we say ‘I prefer to do something …’ we use rather: I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else | I prefer to travel by train rather than drive. |
| EXPLANATION | EXAMPLE |
| we use would prefer to say what somebody prefers in a specific situation and not in a general situation. | Would you prefer tea or coffee? |
| we say would you prefer to do something and not would you prefer doing something | Shall we sit down? I would prefer to dance, thanks! |
| when we compare two things in the same sentence we use rather than | I would prefer to sleep at home rather than spend a night in a hotel bed. |
| EXPLANATION | EXAMPLE |
| would rather do something means the same as would prefer to do something | Shall we drive? I would prefer to go by train. or I would rather go by train. |
| in the negative we say: I would rather not (do something) | I am exhausted. I’d rather not go out this evening. |
| we say would rather do something than do something else | I would rather get a take away than cook a meal. |
| I would rather you did something and not I would rather you do something | Can I watch the movie. I’d rather you went to bed. |
| the negative form: I would rather you not to do something | Are you going to tell them? No, I would rather they didn’t know. |
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