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How do you use would prefer?
We use would prefer or ‘d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:
- I’d prefer to go by myself.
- Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?
- She’d prefer not to drive at night.
- I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.
Would prefer it if meaning?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI would prefer it ifI would prefer it ifspoken a) used to say that you wish a situation was different Sales have gone down, and obviously we’d prefer it if that didn’t happen.
What is the correct form of prefer?
The verb can be used in three different forms: prefer + noun + to (or over) + noun. Example: I prefer coffee to tea. prefer + gerund + to (or over) + gerund.
What is the difference between would rather and would prefer?
Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to, whereas prefer requires to + infinitive. Would rather (but not would prefer to) is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning.
Do you prefer or would you prefer?
As far as I know , we use “prefer” to express our preferences in general and we use “would prefer” in special occasions.
Would you prefer with if?
When we are talking about our preferences for the actions of another person, we can use would prefer + object pronoun + to-infinitive or would prefer it if + past simple: They’d prefer us to come later. (or They’d prefer it if we came later.)
Would you prefer meaning?
“Would prefer” is essentially the equivalent of “would like better,” though we tend to use “would rather have” more than “would like better.”
Can I say Prefer than?
We can use “prefer-rather than” construction. For example: They prefer to leave rather than pay. (But “They would rather leave than pay” is better version).
Would prefer to wouldn’t like to don’t want to?
In other words, if you say eg I (would) prefer not to work on Saturdays, the thing which you don’t want is ” to work on Saturdays”. You have a positive preference for not doing something….I wouldn’t prefer to or I would prefer not to.
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What would you prefer meaning?
verb [no cont] If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.
Would you vs Do you?
They are not the same: Do you like is used to ask if someone generally enjoys or is partial to something. Would you like is a politer way of asking “do you want” when offering something. In English, as in many languages, the verb “want” is considered very direct, and the conditional serves to soften it a bit.
Which is correct prefer to or prefer than?
I prefer prefer to to prefer than. While there are sentence constructions you can use to accommodate prefer than, you can use them only if you insert the word rather. I prefer coffee than tea. I prefer coffee rather than tea.