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WOULD RATHER - WOULD PREFER
(preferiría)

 

Si expresamos una preferencia para nosotros mismos:

 

would prefer + infinitivo con to + [(rather) than + infinitivo sin to / -ing]

would rather / sooner + infinitivo sin to + (than + infinitivo sin to)

 

No hay diferencia entre utilizar would rather o would sooner aunque hoy día se oye más would rather.

I'd rather / sooner take the bus.
I'd prefer to take the bus.
(Preferiría coger el autobús.)

She'd rather / sooner not have to wait for you.
She'd prefer not to have to wait for you.
(Ella preferiría no tener que esperarte.)

Bob would rather / sooner stay at home than go to the party.
Bob would prefer to stay at home (rather) than go / going to the party.
(Bob preferiría quedarse en casa a ir a la fiesta.)

Would they rather / sooner go to the cinema than watch a movie on TV?
Would they prefer to go to the cinema (rather) than watch / watching a movie on TV?
(¿Preferirían ir al cine a ver una película en televisión?)

 

Grammar tip

No hay diferencia entre utilizar would rather/sooner o would prefer (si no es la construcción gramatical).

Sin embargo
cuando queremos expresar una preferencia permanente sólo podemos utilizar prefer:

I'd rather walk than take the bus.
I'd prefer to walk (rather) than take / taking the bus.
(Preferiría caminar a coger el autobús.)
en este momento

I prefer walking to taking the bus .
(Prefiero caminar a coger el autobús.)
siempre

 

Si expresamos una preferencia en que otra persona haga algo, entonces:

 

would prefer  +  objeto   +  infinitivo con to

would rather / sooner   +   sujeto   + past

 

I'd rather / sooner she took the bus.
I'd prefer her to take the bus.
(Preferiría que ella cogiera / cogiese el autobús.)

She'd rather / sooner we didn't have to wait for you.
She'd prefer us not to have to wait for you.
(Ella preferiría que no tuviéramos / tuviésemos que esperarte.)

Bob would rather / sooner Jim stayed at home.
Bob would prefer Jim to stay at home.
(Bob preferiría que Jim se quedara /quedase en casa.)

Would they rather / sooner the children had gone to the cinema?
Would they prefer the children to have gone to the cinema?
(¿Preferirían que los chicos hubieran / hubiesen ido al cine?)


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