They were pleased (award) him the first prize
I'd prefer(play) tennis rather than (go) swimming
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. Suppose they (cancel) the flight. How would you have got home?
2. We'd rather you (take out) separate holiday insurance.
3. I hate it when you speak to me as if (be) a child.
4. She'd rather (not show) him her passport.
5. It's high time he (face) up to his responsibilities.
6. If only I (not/leave) the window open!
7. If they (go) out less, they'd have more money.
8. Chris prefers (work) mornings rather than evenings.
9. Suppose Helen (invite) your ex-boyfriend, would you still go to the party?
10. I'd rather Sam (not/play) his music so loud.
11. Sylvia wishes she (have) long hair.
12. She had only lived there three months but she spoke the language as if she (live) there longer.
13. Tom's mother made him go to school although he would rather (stay) at home.
14. I feel a bit sick now. I wish I (eat) so much.
15. He much prefers (listen)to CDs to (go) to live concerts.
16. I'd prefer (ride) my bicycle to the shops rather than (take) the bus.
17. I'd rather (live) alone than (share) a flat with a stranger.
18. I prefer (talk) with friends rather than (watch) television.
1. Suppose they (cancel) has canclled the flight. How would you have got home?
2. We'd rather you (take out) took out separate holiday insurance.
3. I hate it when you speak to me as if (be) were/was a child.
4. She'd rather (not show) not show him her passport.
5. It's high time he (face) faced up to his responsibilities.
6. If only I (not/leave) hadn't left the window open!
7. If they (go) went out less, they'd have more money.
8. Chris prefers (work) to work mornings rather than evenings.
9. Suppose Helen (invite) invited your ex-boyfriend, would you still go to the party?
10. I'd rather Sam (not/play) didn't play his music so loud.
11. Sylvia wishes she (have) has long hair.
12. She had only lived there three months but she spoke the language as if she (live) had lived/ has been living there longer.
13. Tom's mother made him go to school although he would rather (stay) have stayed at home.
14. I feel a bit sick now. I wish I (eat) have eaten so much.
15. He much prefers (listen) listening to CDs to (go) going to live concerts.
16. I'd prefer (ride) my bicycle to the shops rather than (take) the bus.
17. I'd rather (live) alone than (share) a flat with a stranger.
18. I prefer (talk) with friends rather than (watch) television.
Bổ sung:
16. riding , taking
17. live , share
18. talking, watching
Câu 1 là "had cancelled" vì câu này thuộc thì quá khứ giả đề cập đến thời gian trong quá khứ. Trường hợp này là tưởng tượng một tình huống ở quá khứ. Form: imagine/suppose/supposing +past perfect
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy...................
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer.....................................
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's......................................
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope.
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer to play soccer rather than tennis.
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeters.
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer playing soccer to tennis
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeter
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy...................
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer.....................................
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's......................................
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope.
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer to play soccer rather than tennis.
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeters.
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer playing soccer to tennis
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeter
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy...................
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer.....................................
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's......................................
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope.
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer playing soccer to tennis.
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeters.
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope.
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer soccer to tennis.
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forrty five centimeter.
1. The girls love to skip rope.
=> The girls enjoy skipping rope
2. I'd rather play soccer than tennis.
=> I prefer playing soccer to tennis
3.Lan is one meter forty centimeters tall
=> Lan's height is one meter forty centimeters
Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
We would prefer to make crafts rather than play tennis.
A. We would rather to make crafts than play tennis.
B. We would rather make crafts rather than play tennis.
C. We would rather make crafts than play tennis.
D. We would rather making crafts rather than play tennis
Đáp án:C
Giải thích: cấu trúc would prefer to V rather than V = would rather V than V: thích làm gì hơn làm gì
Dịch: Chúng tôi thích làm đồ thủ công hơn chơi tennis.
We would prefer to make crafts rather than play tennis.
A. We would rather to make crafts than play tennis.
B. We would rather make crafts rather than play tennis.
C. We would rather make crafts than play tennis.
D. We would rather making crafts rather than play tennis.
Đáp án C
Giải thích: cấu trúc would prefer to V rather than V = would rather V than V: thích làm gì hơn làm gì
Dịch: Chúng tôi thích làm đồ thủ công hơn chơi tennis.
1. it takes me about an hour to watch TV everyday
=> I spend
2. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take park in outdoor activities.
=> Children nowadays prefer
3. We spend two hours doing this exercise
=> It
4. They often went to Vung Tau at weekend
=> They used
5. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games
=> My brother prefers
6. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
=> My French friend isn't
7. I advised you to put your money in the bank
=> you'd better
8. He prefer s golf to tennis
=> He'd rather
9. It took us five hours to get to London
=> We
10. He wrote the report in two hours
=> it took
1. I spend about an hour watching TV everyday.
2. Children nowadays prefer playing computer games to taking part in outdoor activities.
3. It takes us two hours to do this exercise.
4. They used to go to Vung Tau at weekend.
5. My brother prefers going swimming to playing computer games.
6. My French friend isn't used to driving on the left.
7. You'd better put your money in the bank
8. He'd rather golf to tennis
9. We spent five hours getting to London.
10. It took him two hours to write the report.
1. it takes me about an hour to watch TV everyday
=> I spend (about) an hour watching TV every day
2. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take park in outdoor activities.
=> Children nowadays prefer playing computer Games to taking park in outdoor activities
3. We spend two hours doing this exercise
=> It takes us two hours to do this exercise
4. They often went to Vung Tau at weekend
=> They used to go to Vung Tau at weekend
5. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games
=> My brother prefers going swimming to playing computer Games
6. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
=> My French friend isn't interested in driving on the left
7. I advised you to put your money in the bank
=> you'd better put your money in the bank
8. He prefer s golf to tennis
=> He'd rather golf than tennis
9. It took us five hours to get to London
=> We spent five hours getting to London
10. He wrote the report in two hours
=> it took him two hours to write the report
a. He would prefer you to tell him a story
He'd rather ...............................................
b. We'd prefer you not to smoke
We'd rahter ..............................................
c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat
Daisy prefers...................................................
d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema
They prefer....................................................................
e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer
Peter prefers..............................................
f. We prefer to stay at home tonight
We 'd rather...............................................
g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play
Tony prefers ....................................................
h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside
Mr Ba would rather ...,...................................................
i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer
I prefer......................................................
j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player
He prefers....................................................................
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
-> He prefers being a supporter to being a player.
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'd 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
=>He prefers being a supporter to being a player
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 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
⇒He prefers being a supporter to being a player.
PREFER - WOULD RATHER
a. S + would prefer S + would rather + S + past subj
b. S + like ... better than ... <=> S + would rather ... than ...
c. S + prefer S + would rather + V.
a. He would prefer you to tell him a story
He'd rather ...
b. We'd prefer you not to smoke
We'd rahter ...
c. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat
...
d. They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema
...
e. Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer
...
f. We prefer to stay at home tonight
...
g. Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play
Tony prefers ...
h. Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside
Mr Ba would rather ...
i. I like to be a worker than to be a farmer
...
j. He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player
...
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
...