How to use "prefer" in English ("Prefer...to" vs. "Prefer...than" a common mistake)


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Prefer and would rather can be used interchangeably. As you indicate, Omar, when we are talking about general preferences, prefer is followed by verb-ing, thus: I prefer listening to music to.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / think want / like / love / hate / think. These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive.


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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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would prefer + infinitive + rather than + base form of verb. = to want to do one thing more than another thing. (in the present or future) (" rather than " separates the 2 activities that we are comparing. The activity before " rather than " is the one we want to do the most.)


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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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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