Struktury porównawcze – prefer, would prefer, would rather

Wrzesień 14, 2022 Agata Pruszyńska

W ostatnim wpisie na blogu mogliście zgłębić konstrukcje wyrażające życzenia z would rather, would sooner oraz would prefer to. Dzisiejszy wpis będzie kolejnym, w którym przyjrzymy się bliżej zdaniom z would prefer oraz would rather, ale w innym ujęciu, a mianowicie w porównaniach.

Porównując ze sobą dwie rzeczy lub dwie czynności możemy używać struktur z prefer, would prefer lub would rather. W ten sposób wyrażamy, że wolimy jedną rzecz od drugiej lub wykonywanie jednej czynności od drugiej.

 

Porównywanie dwóch czynności – prefer, would prefer, would rather z czasownikami:

 

I prefer doing something TO doing something else.
I prefer to do something RATHER THAN do something else.
I would prefer to do something RATHER THAN do something else.
I woud rather do something THAN do something else.

 

Przykłady:

1. I prefer living in a big city TO living in a small town.

2. I prefer to live in a big city RATHER THAN live in a small town.

3. I would prefer to live in a big city RATHER THAN live in a small town.

4. I would rather live in a big city THAN live in a small town.

 

Do podanych wyżej struktur porównawczych możemy sformułować pytania.

Ad. 1 Do you prefer living in a big city OR / TO living in a small town?
Ad. 2 Do you prefer to live in a big city OR / RATHER THAN live in a small town?
Ad. 3 Would you prefer to live in a big city OR / RATHER THAN live in a small town?
Ad. 4 Would you rather live in a big city OR / THAN live in a small town?

 

 

Porównywanie dwóch rzeczy – prefer, would prefer, would rather z rzeczownikami:

 

Porównując dwie rzeczy ze sobą, mówiąc, że wolimy jedną od drugiej, używamy przyimka ‘to’:

1. I prefer volleyball TO football.

2. I would prefer volleyball TO football.

3. I would rather volleyball TO football.

 

Zadając pytania do powyższych zdań możemy użyć ‘or’ (lub) albo ‘to’ (niż, od):

Ad. 1 Do you prefer volleyball OR / TO football?
Ad. 2 Would you prefer volleyball OR / TO football?
Ad. 3 Would you rather volleyball OR / TO football?

 

 

ĆWICZENIE 1

Uzupełnij luki odpowiednimi formami czasowników podanych w nawiasie.

1. I prefer ………………….. (drive) a car rather than …………………. (go) on foot.
2. Julie would rather ………………….. (visit) my grandparents than ………………….. (go) to the cinema.
3. Simon prefers ………………….. (drink) coffee to ………………….. (drink) tea.
4. My parents would prefer …………………. (listen) to some music rather than ………………….. (sing) a song.
5. I would rather …………………. (have) one devoted friend than …………………. (have) many acquaintances.
6. Anthony prefers …………………. (play) tennis rather than …………………. (go) sailing.
7. I would prefer ………………… (spend) time alone rather than ………………… (spend) time with people who annoy me.
8. Peter would rather ………………… (walk) in the mountains than ………………… (lie) on the beach.
9. They prefer …………………. (have) lunch outside in the garden to ………………… (eat) inside.
10. Josh prefers …………………. (study) medicine rather than …………………. (study) linguistics.

 

ĆWICZENIE 2

Uzupełnij luki odpowiednimi przyimkami.

1. Do you prefer ice cream ………….. biscuits?
2. I would rather learn English ………….. learn Japanese.
3. Sheila prefers reading books ………….. watching movies.
4. I would rather rice ………….. pasta.
5. Would you prefer ………….. get up early ………….. work night shifts?
6. I prefer ………….. do the washing-up ………….. cook.
7. Would you rather eat pizza ………….. eat hamburger?
8. I would prefer ………….. go to Vienna ………….. go to Paris.
9. Alice prefers hiking ………….. sightseeing.
10. Josh prefers ………….. drive a car ………….. ride a bike.
11. I prefer winter ………….. summer.
12. Would you prefer steak ………….. fish?

 

 

Klucz odpowiedzi:

ĆWICZENIE 1

1. I prefer to drive (drive) a car rather than go (go) on foot.
2. Julie would rather visit (visit) my grandparents than go (go) to the cinema.
3. Simon prefers drinking (drink) coffee to drinking (drink) tea.
4. My parents would prefer to listen (listen) to some music rather than sing (sing) a song.
5. I would rather have (have) one devoted friend than have (have) many acquaintances.
6. Anthony prefers to play (play) tennis rather than go (go) sailing.
7. I would prefer to spend (spend) time alone rather than spend (spend) time with people who annoy me.
8. Peter would rather walk (walk) in the mountains than lie (lie) on the beach.
9. They prefer having (have) lunch outside in the garden to eating (eat) inside.
10. Josh prefers to study (study) medicine rather than study (study) linguistics.

 

ĆWICZENIE 2

1. Do you prefer ice cream OR / TO biscuits?
2. I would rather learn English THAN learn Japanese.
3. Sheila prefers reading books TO watching movies.
4. I would rather rice TO pasta.
5. Would you prefer TO get up early RATHER THAN work night shifts?
6. I prefer TO do the washing-up RATHER THAN cook.
7. Would you rather eat pizza OR / THAN eat hamburger?
8. I would prefer TO go to Vienna RATHER THAN go to Paris.
9. Alice prefers hiking TO sightseeing.
10. Josh prefers TO drive a car RATHER THAN ride a bike.
11. I prefer winter TO summer.
12. Would you prefer steak OR / TO fish?

 

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