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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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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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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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Unit 59 of English Grammar in Use by Murphy clearly gives both forms as standard. [excerpt] You can use 'prefer to (do)' or 'prefer -ing' to say what you prefer in general. I don't like cities. I prefer to live in the country. or I prefer living in the country. I prefer driving to travelling by train. I prefer to drive than than travel by train.
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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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Indeed "prefer to go" is more common than "prefer going". It depends on the verb as I have already mentioned in my answer. Between "start going" and "start to go", "started going" is more common. Well, but if it concerns only the verb "prefer", yes, you are correct "prefer to go" is more common than "prefer going". -
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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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We can use a prepositional phrase with to when we compare two things or actions: I prefer tea to coffee. We prefer going by ferry to flying. We don't use than after prefer: She prefers books to magazines. Not: She prefers books than magazines. We can use a to -infinitive or an -ing form after prefer. A to -infinitive is more common.
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How do you use the word "prefer" in English? In this post, we will look at FIVE common structures, and one common mistake that some English learners make with this everyday word. First, let's take a look at two brief conversations: Conversation 1 Sammy: Do you prefer horror movies or kung-fu movies? David: I definitely prefer kung-fu movies.
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Apr 29, 2009. #2. I'll try this. These are constructions I would use: I'd rather cook than eat. Or " I prefer cooking to eating." If you say "I'd prefer cooking to eating" you need to add a condition: " I'd prefer cooking to eating if I was given a choice ." "I'd rather have a coffee than a chocolate."
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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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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.
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A lot of students use the word 'prefer' in their essays. Unfortunately, very few of them actually manage to use it correctly. We use a variety of words and structures to show preference. Students often mix them incorrectly. In this lesson, I will explain the correct usage of prefer. Note that prefer is a transitive verb.
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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.:
