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Prefer/rather

I) L'essentiel en français :

Preferences

Use the verb "prefer".

🔹 I) I prefer

With things :
I prefer coffee to chocolate.

With verbs and infinitive clauses:

I prefer to have coffee rather than (to) have chocolate.

With verbs and -ING forms:
I prefer having coffee rather than having chocolate.

🔹 II) Suggesting preferences:
= I would prefer
= I would rather

would prefer + noun

I'd prefer a big ice-cream!

would prefer + to + verb

I'd prefer to eat a big ice-cream!

Would rather + verb

I'd rather buy a big ice-cream!

🔹 III) Suggesting dislikes

= I would prefer not + to + verb

or : = I would rather not + verb

I'd prefer not to eat that cookie.

I'd rather not eat that cookie.

II) Exercise :

Choose the correct answer.

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