Would rather/ Prefer/Had better
Would rather/ Prefer
- Prefer to do something ชอบทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่า เช่น I prefer to stay here.
- Prefer to do something rather than do something ชอบทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่าทำอีกสิ่งหนึ่ง เช่น Sean prefers to drive rather than travel by plane.
- Prefer something to something ชอบสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่า เช่น I prefer orange to apple.
prefer
- prefer + something/gerund + to + something/gerund else.She prefers a fountain pen to a ball-point pen.
I prefer walking to cycling.
She prefers running to swimming.
I prefer to drive rather than travel by train.
Children prefer to watch television rather than reading.
would prefer
- Would rather do something ชอบทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่า
- Would rather do something than do something ชอบทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่าทำอีกสิ่งหนึ่ง เช่น I would rather live in the city than live in the country.
- Would rather + Subject + V.2 + Something อยากให้ทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่า เช่น I would rather you came with us.
- Would rather + Subject + didn’t + do something ไม่อยากให้ทำสิ่งหนึ่งมากกว่า เช่น We would rather you didn’t tell anyone about that.
- would prefer ตามด้วย to infinitive (V.1)/คำนาม
I would prefer to speak to you in private.
I’d prefer playing outdoors to watching television.
His wife would rather rent a house.
I’d rather go by car.
I’d rather use a keyboard than write with a pen.
I’d rather walk than cycle.
การทำเป็นรูปปฏิเสธ
การทำเป็นรูปปฏิเสธเพียงแค่ใส่ not หลัง prefer / would prefer / would rather ซึ่งจะให้ความหมายว่า ไม่อยากทำ... เช่นI prefer not to talk about it now.
I would prefer not to become a teacher.
I would rather not rent a house in the Outback.
| Would prefer, would rather: expressing specific preference | |
| When we speak about a specific preference, would rather and would prefer have the same meaning and are interchangeable. | We went to the theatre yesterday. Today I would rather go to the cinema. We went to the theatre yesterday. Today I would prefer to go to the cinema. |
| Would rather can be abbreviated to 'd rather. Would prefer can be abbreviated to 'd prefer. | I'd rather go to the cinema. I'd prefer to go to the cinema. |
| Would rather is followed by the infinitive without to. Would prefer is followed by to + infinitive or a noun. | I'd rather have fruit juice. I'd prefer to have fruit juice. |
| We use a past tense after would rather when we speak about the actions of other people, even though that action may be in the present or future. | I'd rather you took a taxi (instead of walking) – it's not safe on the streets at night. The film is quite violent. I'd rather our children didn't watch it. |
| We say: would rather . . . than | It's such nice weather – I'd rather sit in the garden than watch TV. |
| We say: would prefer . . . rather than / instead of | It's such nice weather – I'd prefer to sit in the garden rather than watch TV. |
| Prefer, would rather: expressing general preference | |
| When we talk about general preferences, we can use prefer or would rather. The meaning is the same. | I prefer walking to cycling. |
| After prefer we use the verb in the -ing form. After would rather we use the infinitive without to. | I prefer using a keyboard to writing with a pen. I’d rather use a keyboard than write with a pen. |
| We say: prefer . . . to . . . We say: would rather . . . than . . . | I prefer walking to driving. I’d rather walk than drive. |


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