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I prefer doing something vs. to doing something else. But I prefer to do something vs. rather than (do) something else. (e.g. I prefer driving to travelling by train. but I prefer to drive rather than travel by train.) b. use 'would prefer to do' somebody wants in a specific situation (not in general) (e.g. Would you prefer tea or coffee?
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"Prefer to" vs "prefer than" Ask Question Asked 10 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 6 months ago Viewed 314k times 19 I am confused as to when to use "prefer to" and "prefer than". For example, we write: I prefer coffee to tea. So why can't we use than instead of to? Also, can someone give me an example of a sentence where we use prefer than?
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Your suggestion isn't bad, but it does sound a bit unnatural. "prefer. rather than" is sort of strange considering that "rather" itself often means "prefer". I'd rather study in a coffee shop than study in the library. This usually expresses a preference for a specific event though rather than your general preferences.
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Prefer and can't bear can also take a gerund or a to -infinitive: I prefer walking to taking the bus. (I like walking better than taking the bus.) If you prefer to walk, it will take you 30 minutes to school. (If you want to walk, it will take you 30 minutes to school.) I can't bear seeing people being humiliated.
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French and English Grammar / Grammaire française et anglaise EN: prefer + to-infinitive / V-ing loulam1 Aug 5, 2009 L loulam1 Member french Aug 5, 2009 #1 Bonjour Je souhaiterais connaître la forme correcte entre : "I prefer to play chess" et "I prefer playing chess" afin de dire "je préfère jouer aux échecs". Merci ! firstyearout Senior Member
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Here are the rules for using would rather , would prefer and prefer correctly. The first table looks at how we can express specific preference; the second shows us how to express general preference.
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1 Answer Sorted by: 3 Well, aside from these specific sentences you make a number of other English mistakes that a native speaker would not make. For example, the expression is "day to day" and not "day a day". Otherwise.
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love. start. prefer. hate. begin. continue. When they are followed by another verb we can use to or the gerund ( -ing ): I prefer to travel by car. - or - I prefer travelling by car. Anna loves to dance. - or - Anna loves dancing.
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6 Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" / "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do". I have read a book about grammar that says there is a subtle difference between them, and I would like to confirm this concept. Am I right about the following? gerund: refers to a habit e.g.:
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2020年1月4日 最も役に立った回答 英語 (アメリカ) Prefer + to is usually used when comparing two things and can be used with nouns as well as verbs Example: Nouns- I prefer to eat cookies instead of cakes. Verbs- I prefer to swim rather than jog. Prefer + ing verb is the present continuous tense and it is used to describe things you like to do regularly.
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Prefer and would rather can be used interchangeably. As you indicate, Omar, when we are talking about general preferences, prefer is followed by verb-ing, thus: I prefer listening to music to.
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Verb patterns: verb + infinitive or verb + - ing ? - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary
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would prefer + infinitive + rather than + base form of verb. = to want to do one thing more than another thing. (in the present or future) (" rather than " separates the 2 activities that we are comparing. The activity before " rather than " is the one we want to do the most.)
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Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / think want / like / love / hate / think. These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive.
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Preference: prefer -ing to -ing. You prefer doing X to doing Y, you compare two things - maybe your general likes and interests. I prefer cycling to running. I prefer teaching English to learning it.
