ACTIVITY 3:USE OF LANGUAGE
Would rather & Would sooner
We use would rather/would sooner +
infinitive to express preferences about the present or future.
I would
rather go by taxi than drive.
I‘d rather
stay home until I feel better.
We use would rather/would sooner with
an infinitive without to.
I’d rather to
stay home than go out.
I’d rather staying home
than go out.
I’d rather stay home
than go out.
To make the negative form, we
use would rather/would sooner + not +
infinitive.
I would
rather not have chicken again.
We use would + subject
+ rather/sooner + infinitive in questions to ask about
others’
Would rather/would sooner + subject + past
simple
We use would rather/would sooner +
subject + past simple to express that we would like someone else to do
something. In this structure, we use the past simple, but the meaning is
present or future.
I would
rather you went home right now.
They‘d rather
their daughter studied something different.
A) Choose the correct verb forms for the gaps below. Drag
and drop.