Expressing Preferences
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would rather + bare infinitive + than
I’d rather work in an office than outdoors.
prefer + gerund + to + gerund
I prefer going to a job interview to writing my CV.
prefer + to + infinitive + rather than + bare infinitive
I prefer to go to a job interview rather than write my
CV.
Exercises
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I’d rather do part-time jobs than full-time jobs.
I prefer…
I prefer applying to university to not having a
well-paid job.
I’d rather…
I’d rather be a computer engineer than a
physician.
I prefer…
Exercises
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I’d rather work as a babysitter than as a waitress.
I prefer…
I prefer being happy with the job I want to feeling
frustrated with the job everyone wants for me.
I’d rather…
I prefer to have an interesting job rather than a
stressful one.
I’d rather…
Exercises (Key)
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I’d rather do part-time jobs than full-time jobs.
I prefer doing part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
I prefer to do part-time jobs rather than full-time jobs.
I prefer applying to university to not having a well-paid job.
I’d rather apply to university than not have a well-paid job.
I’d rather be a computer engineer than a physician.
I prefer being a computer engineer to a physician.
I prefer to be a computer engineer rather than a physician.
Exercises (Key)
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I’d rather work as a babysitter than as a waitress.
I prefer working as a babysitter to as a waitress.
I prefer to work as a babysitter rather than as a waitress.
I prefer being happy with the job I want to feeling frustrated with
the job everyone wants for me.
I’d rather be happy with the job I want than feel frustrated
with the job everyone wants for me.
I prefer to have an interesting job rather than a stressful one.
I’d rather have an interesting job than a stressful one.