Hi Lambie. Taking a look at Cambridge dictionary, I found this-Would prefer We use would prefer or ’d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:I’d prefer to go by myself.Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?She’d prefer not to drive at night.
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.
That’s what Cambridge says about "would prefer". When we are talking about our preferences for the actions of another person, we can use would prefer + object pronoun + to-infinitive or ...
In this site Both " prefer " & " would prefer " express the preference. This site said " You can use 'prefer to (do)' or 'prefer -ing' to say what you prefer in general " & " We use 'would prefer' to say what somebody wants in a particular situation (not in general) ". However, this site said " We can use would prefer and prefer with the same meaning. However, the only difference is that we ...
1 I prefer English lessons rather than Spanish one. 2 I prefer English lessons to Spanish one. 3 I prefer coffee to chocolate. 4 I prefer coffee rather than chocolate. 5 I would prefer to make ...
What is the difference between the following sentences? I would prefer to discuss the matter in private. I would like to discuss the matter in private. I am used to prefer used in sentences sim...