prefer+gerund, prefer +to+infinitive | UsingEnglish. com ESL Forum 1 I would prefer to eat at home rather than go to a restaurant 2 I would prefer eating at home to going to a restaurant 3 I prefer driving to walking 4 I prefer to drive rather than walking 5 I prefer to drive rather than walk I think there is impossible to find a reason for the use of a given form: gerund or infinitive
英语中perfer用法（初中）？ - 知乎 4 prefer sb to do希望某人做 例：I prefer you to stay here 我希望你呆在这儿。 5 prefer to do A rather than (to) do B宁可做A也不做B 例：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal 他宁死也不偷窃。 6 prefer＋that从句，从句一般用虚拟语气。 例：She prefer that you should do it 她宁愿你做这
rather than + bare infinitive or to-infinitive? As far as I know, we use a bare infinitive or a gerund after rather than: We can use an infinitive (without to) or an -ing form after rather than in this case She prefers to make toys for her children rather than buy buying them I would prefer to stay at home rather than drive driving to your
[Grammar] - Usage of Prefer | UsingEnglish. com ESL Forum I prefer to play chess than basketball I prefer to play chess rather than basketball I am very confused about using the word "prefer" I know that after PREFER , verb can be infinitive or gerund but how can i use "than" and " rather than" in this situations and if both is ok is there any difference in meaning?
Can we say prefer to do sth than do sth - UsingEnglish. com (d) You can say "I prefer to watch baseball rather than to watch movies" or "I prefer watching baseball to watching movies " (Expert: Theodore M Bernstein in his Dos, Don'ts Maybes of English Usage, 1977 ) (e) "I should prefer to start early rather than have to travel in crowded trains " "Than must not be used without rather after prefer "
[General] What does it mean? - UsingEnglish. com “I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating” or alternatively: "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud " He is saying that he would rather act honourably and honestly while trying to achieve something, even if he fails – than to act dishonestly and succeed not a teacher
Rather than Ving or V. . . - UsingEnglish. com "f you prefer to avoid the controversy [gerund or bare infinitive], use instead of with gerunds " I guess that means if you are in doubt as to your first sentence, for example, then you can simply say "You would be a lot better off if you saved that money instead of spending it "
I prefer to study studying in the library. - UsingEnglish. com I prefer to study studing in the library Hello! I'd like to ask for a piece of advice I'm trying to understand if there is a difference between these two verb forms (study studying) Context: What are you doing? I'm going to the library I prefer to study (1) studying (2) there Are both