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Would rather

would rather is used to decide a preference when making a choice among different options.

Positive Form:  Subject + would rather ('d rather) +  verb (base form) + than  + verb (base form)

• I would rather stay home than go out tonight.
• She'd rather play tennis than sit here.
• They'd rather drink tea than cola.
• I would rather go by car.
• I'd rather stay at home.              
•  Would you rather have lemonade?    
• Would she rather come with us than stay home?
  
• My father would rather drink tea than (drink) coffee.
  
• She'd rather buy a gold ring than a silver ring.    
  
• I'd rather resign from my job than take a cut in salary.
  
• I 'd rather watch a match than go to the cinema.

When prefering a negative option, we use "not" before the verb.

• I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening.        
  
• We'd rather not tell a lie.           
  
• Sam would rather not talk to him.
• She'd rather not say that again.

Question Form:  Would + subject + rather +  verb

• Would you rather come with us?
• Would they rather talk in English or French?

Some example Conversations:

Cate: Let's go to the cinema? There's a new comedy movie.
Mike: I'd rather go home now. I have a terrible headache.

Teacher: There are two topics, science or math. Which would you rather write about?
Debby: I would rather write about math than science. I think I am better at science.


Contractions (short forms)

I would rather  =  I'd rather
She would rather =  She'd rather
he would rather = He'd rather
They would rather = They'd rather
We would rather =  We'd rather
You would rather = You'd rather

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