1. We would rather stay home tonight.
2. We would rather have stayed home last night.
3. We would rather drink tea than coffee.
4. The photographer would rather we stood closer together than we are standing.
5. My mother would rather I had gone to the church yesterday.
6. She would rather you had not arrived yesterday.
7. Tom would rather his friends slept than worked last night.
8. Bob would rather Jill were here with her tomorrow.
9. Mary would rather my brother had not failed the driving test yesterday.
10. Daisy would rather you had invited her to your party last Sunday.

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight. stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night. have stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea. to drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) closer together than we are standing. stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family. cooked

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night. hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night. had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow. was

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday. hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday. had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him. understood

12. It's time we all (go) now. went

13. I'd rather you (go) now. went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready. got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly. knew

16. I'd rather you (play) me now. played

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut. had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours. swam

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before. met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery. had won

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight. \(\Rightarrow\) stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night. \(\Rightarrow\) have stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea. \(\Rightarrow\) drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) closer together than we are standing. \(\Rightarrow\) stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family. \(\Rightarrow\) cooked

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night. \(\Rightarrow\) hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night. \(\Rightarrow\) had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow. \(\Rightarrow\)be

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday. \(\Rightarrow\) hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday. \(\Rightarrow\) had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him. \(\Rightarrow\) understood

12. It's time we all (go) now. \(\Rightarrow\) went

13. I'd rather you (go) now. \(\Rightarrow\) went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready. \(\Rightarrow\) got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly. \(\Rightarrow\) knew

16. I'd rather you (play) me now. \(\Rightarrow\) paid

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut. \(\Rightarrow\) had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours. \(\Rightarrow\) had swum

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before. \(\Rightarrow\) had met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery. \(\Rightarrow\) had won

Good luck!

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. We would rather (stay) home tonight.

-> stay

2. Mr Jones would rather (stay) at home last night.

-> had stayed

3. We would rather (drink) coffee than tea.

-> drink

4. The photographer would rather that we (stand)

closer together than we are standing.

-> stood

5. Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family.

-> cook

6. She would rather you (not arrive) last night.

-> hadn't arrived

7. John would rather you (sleep) than worked last night.

-> had slept

8. George would rather Jane (be) here tomorrow.

-> be

9. I would rather my sister (not, fail) the driving test yesterday.

-> hadn't failed

10. I would rather that they (invite) her to their party last Sunday.

-> had invited

11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him.

-> understood

12. It's time we all (go) now.

-> went

13. I'd rather you (go) now.

-> went

14. It's high time you (get) the tea ready.

-> got

15. He acts as if he (know) English perfectly.

-> knew

16. I'd rather you (pay) me now.

-> paid

17. It's high time you (have) a haircut.

-> had

18. He was wet as if he (swim) for hours.

-> had swum

19. She acted as if she (meet) him before.

-> had met

20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) a lottery.

-> had won

Exercise
5. George would rather ...study... (study) tonight.
7. Carmen would rather ......not cook.....(not cook) for the entire family.
8. The photographer would rather that we.......stood.......... (stand) closer together than we are standing.
9. She would rather that you ...had not arrived....( not arrived) last night.
10. John would rather have ....had slept.(sleep) than worked last night.

1. The policeman would rather _work____ (work) on Saturday than on Sunday
2. Maria would rather that we __studied___ (study) more than we do
3. George would rather __not study___ (not study) tonight
4. The photographer would rather __have___ (have) more light
5. The photographer would rather that we __stood___ (stand) closer together than we are standing 
6. Carmen would rather __not cook___ (not cook) for the entire family
7. She would rather that you __didn't arrive ___ (not arrive) last night
8. John would rather __to sleep___ (sleep) than worked last night

1) She would rather you didn't arrive(not arrive) last night
2) John would rather he slept(sleep) than worked last night 
3) George would rather he was(be) free tomorrow 
4) Mary would rather that she didn't fail(not,fail) the test yesterday
5) I would rather that I invited(invite) her to my birthday party last Sunday

1) She would rather you hadn't arrived (not arrive) last night
2) John would rather he had slept (sleep) than worked last night 
3) George would rather he be (be) free tomorrow 
4) Mary would rather that she hadn't failed (not, fail) the test yesterday
5) I would rather that I had invited (invite) her to my birthday party last Sunday

giả định trong quá khứ: would rather  + Mệnh đề quá khứ hoàn thành

giả định trong tương lai: would rather + S + động từ nguyên thể +...

1 stay - go

2 will arrive

3 spent

4 hasn't ridden

5 are grazing

6 have been

7 had lived

8 doesn't excite

9 to visit

10 driving

a. He would prefer you to tell him a story

-> He'd rather you told him a story.

b. We'd prefer you not to smoke

-> We'd rather you didn't smoke.

c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat

-> Daisy prefers eating fish to eating meat.

d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema

-> They prefer going to the zoo to going to the cinema.

e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer

-> Peter prefers being a tractor driver to being a farmer.

f. We prefer to stay at home tonight

-> We'd rather stayed at home tonight.

g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play

-> Tony prefers watching sports on TV to playing sports.

h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside

-> Mr Ba would rather live in a city better than live in the countryside.

i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer

-> I prefer being a worker to being a farmer.

j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player

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To: anna@email.com

Hi Anna,

Hope everything is OK with you. We've just moved to a new flat nearer the centre of town. It's brilliant being so close to the shops, and the flat is bigger than our old one. It's quite noisy, though, as there is a lot of traffic. I'd rather it was further from the main road. I met one of our neighbours yesterday. She is about my age and she is very friendly. She has invited me to a party next weekend. Can you go with me? I hope so. To be honest, I'd rather not go alone. Also, would it be OK if I used your bike for a few days? Mine is at the bike shop and I'd rather cycle to school than get the bus.

Got to go now. I'd better finish my homework before bed. I look forward to receiving your reply.

Love,

Ellie