Sage-Tips

Had Rather or would rather?

they are both the same in meaning – when you prefer to have or do one thing more than another. Although, ‘had rather’ is more archaic and not as commonly used as ‘would rather’.

Would rather have better or had?

We don’t use had better when we talk about preferences. We use would rather or would prefer. I’d better get a taxi. It is a good idea, better, or advisable to get a taxi.

Would and had in a sentence?

Conditional Perfect Examples with Would Have Had: “He would’ve had a difficult time with this test if he hadn’t studied so hard.” “I would’ve had a chance to talk to her if I hadn’t left the party early.” “They would have had a house by now if they had saved more money.”

How do you use the word would rather?

Would rather is used to show preference for one thing over another, for example: I would rather eat fish tonight. In this sentence ‘would rather’ means ‘would prefer’. You could also say I would prefer to eat fish tonight.

Would you rather in a sentence?

We use would rather or ‘d rather to talk about preferring one thing to another….Would rather.

same subject (+ base form)	different subject (+ past simple clause)
I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight.	I’d rather you stayed at home tonight.
I’d rather not go out tonight.	I’d rather you didn’t go out tonight

Had better prefer would rather?

Prefer; In contrast to ‘would rather’ prefers refer to general preference, not current ones. Prefer is followed by a verb in the -ing form and ‘to’.

Would have had or would of had?

When people write would of, should of, could of, will of or might of, they are usually confusing the verb have with the preposition of. So would of is would have, could of is could have, should of is should have, will of is will have, and might of is might have: I would of come earlier, but I got stuck at work.

What’s another word for would rather?

What is another word for would rather?

like	prefer
desire	want
choose	crave
fancy	favorUS
favourUK	love

Would you prefer rather than grammar?

Would rather is followed by the infinitive without to. Would prefer is followed by to + infinitive or a noun. I’d rather have fruit juice. I’d prefer to have fruit juice.

Would better or had better?

The past tense of should is should have + past participle. Had better is similar, but it’s used for more urgent advice with bad consequences if you don’t follow it (eg. You had better quit smoking or you’ll die).

How do you use I would rather in a sentence?

In English in order to express a preference for something we can use I´d rather (=I would rather): Subject + would rather + subject + past tense I´d rather you didn´t tell my parents I am having a party on Saturday. I´d rather we went to Cádiz, but my mom wants to go to Mallorca.

Can you use “would had” in a sentence?

Basically, for this lesson- if you will- you aren’t going to use “would had” at all. You could use “would have” or “would have had” in any applicable circumstance; “would had” is incorrect grammar and you would not use it in a sentence.

Is it correct to say I would have done it?

Would have; would’ve. “I would have done it” is correct; “I would had done it” is incorrect. Now, let’s mix it up: “I would have had it done” is the correct phrasing; “I would had done it” isn’t correct phrasing in this situation.

How do you use had better in a sentence?

Had better. is used to give advice or tell people what to do. The meaning is present or future, not past. Always use had, not have. After had better, we use the infinitive without ‘to’. Had better has the same meaning as ‘should’.