preferences in general: I prefer (eating) Thai food to Japanese food., I like Thai food more than Japanese food., I favour Thai food over Japanese food., preferences on specific occasions: would (much) prefer + to + infinitive: I’d prefer to speak to her in person., would (much) rather + infinitive: I’d rather not drive., would (much) sooner + infinitive: I’d sooner play tennis than play football., would (just) as soon + infinitive: I’d just as soon walk to work., prefer another person to do: would (much) prefer + object + to + infinitive: I’d prefer him not to organize lots of events for my birthday., would (much) rather + subject + past tense: I don’t mind mentioning it, but I’d rather you spoke to him., (much) sooner + subject + past tense: I’d sooner they had employed a full-time assistant rather than two part-time ones., (just) as soon + subject + past tense: I’d just as soon they came tomorrow (than today)., expressing the preference is different from the person doing the action.: would rather / sooner / as soon + subject + past tense, I'd rather you made the call., express the same ideas in a more objective way.: would be better + to + infinitive or would be better off + -ing, It would be better to walk (rather) than drive., You’d be better off walking than taking the car.,

Expressing preferences C2.4 unit 7

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