Would Rather, Would Sooner

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Would rather
We use would rather or ’d rather to talk about preferring one thing to another. Would rather has two
different constructions. (The subjects are underlined in the examples.)
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same subject (+ base form) different subject (+ past simple clause)
I’d rather stay at home than go out I’d rather you stayed at home
tonight. tonight.
I’d rather not go out tonight. I’d rather you didn’t go out tonight
In negative sentences with a different subject, the negative comes on the clause that follows, not on
would rather:
She’d rather you didn’t phone after 10 o’clock.
Not: She wouldn’t rather you phoned after 10 o’clock.
Same subject
When the subject is the same person in both clauses, we use would rather (not) followed by the base
form of the verb:
EsteWe’d rather
sitio web gocookies.
utiliza on Monday.
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Not: We’d rather to go … or We’d rather going …
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More than half the people questioned would rather have a shorter summer break and more holidays
at other times.
I’d rather not fly. I hate planes.
When we want to refer to the past we use would rather + have + -ed form (perfect infinitive without to):
She would rather have spent the money on a holiday. (The money wasn’t spent on a holiday.)
I’d rather have seen it at the cinema than on DVD. (I saw the film on DVD.)
Different subjects
When the subjects of the two clauses are different, we often use the past simple to talk about the present
or future, and the past perfect to talk about the past:
I would rather they did something about it instead of just talking about it. (past simple to talk about
the present or future)
Would you rather I wasn’t honest with you? (past simple to talk about the present or future)
Not: Would you rather I’m not honest with you? or … I won’t be honest with you?
I’d rather you hadn’t rung me at work. (past perfect to talk about the past)
Much rather
We can use much with would rather to make the preference stronger. In speaking, we stress much:
I’d much rather make a phone call than send an email.
She’d much rather they didn’t know about what had happened.
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rather not
We often use I’d rather not as a short response to say no to a suggestion or request:
A: Do you want to go for a coffee?
B: I’d rather not, if you don’t mind.
Would sooner, would just as soon
We use the phrases would sooner and would just as soon when we say that we prefer one thing to
another thing. They mean approximately the same as would rather:
I don’t really want to go back to France again this year. I’d sooner go to Spain.
Thanks for the invitation, but, if you don’t mind, we’d just as soon stay at home and watch it all on
TV.
Would sooner is more common than would just as soon. However, would rather is more common than
both of these phrases.
See also:
Would rather
Would rather, would sooner: typical errors
We don’t use would rather or would sooner with an -ing form or a to-infinitive:
I don’t need a lift, thanks. I’d rather walk.
Not: I’d rather to walk. or I’d rather walking.
When we use not referring to a different subject, we attach not to the second clause, not to would
rather or would sooner:
I’d rather they didn’t tell anyone
Not: I’d rather not they told anyone.
See also:
Rather
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same subject (+ base form) different subject (+ past simple clause)

She’d rather you didn’t phone after 10 o’clock.

Not: She wouldn’t rather you phoned after 10 o’clock.

I’d rather not fly. I hate planes.

I’d much rather make a phone call than send an email.

A: Do you want to go for a coffee?

B: I’d rather not, if you don’t mind.

Would sooner, would just as soon

Would rather, would sooner: typical errors

I don’t need a lift, thanks. I’d rather walk.

Not: I’d rather to walk. or I’d rather walking.

I’d rather they didn’t tell anyone

Not: I’d rather not they told anyone.

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Hear, see, etc. + object + infinitive or -ing

Help somebody (to) do

Stop + -ing form or to-infinitive

Verb patterns: verb + infinitive or verb + -ing?

Verb patterns: verb + that-clause

Verb patterns: with and without objects

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