3. Would rather : thích, muốn
a. Would rather + bare- Inf.
* Would rather do sth than do sth ( thích làm cái gì hơi cái gì)
Eg : – I’d rather read books than watch TV.
– We’d rather play the piano than the guitar.
* Would rather do sth / not do sth
– We’d rather stay at home.
– George would rather not go out.
* Would rather S did sth / didn’t do sth ( Muốn ai làm gì)( trái với thực tế hiện tại)
Eg : – I’d rather you stopped smoking now.
– I’d rather you didn’t smoke.
* Would rather S had done sth / hadn’t done sth( Muốn ai làm gì)( trái với thực tế quá khứ)
Eg : – I’d rather you had come here yesterday.
– You didn’t come here yesterday.
– I’d rather she hadn’t said that.
b. Prefer
* Prefer to do / doing sth (thích làm cái gì)
Eg : – I prefer to live / living in the country.
* Prefer sth to sth
– Eg : – She prefers tea to coffee.
* Prefer doing sth to doing sth
Eg : – I prefer playing the guitar to going swimming.
– Lan prefers playing football to tennis.
* Would prefer to do sth
Eg : – I’d prefer to stay at home.
* Would prefer sb to do sth / not to do sth
Eg : – I ‘d prefer you to finish your work by 5 o’clock.
Exercise : Rewrite the following sentences
1. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
We’d rather you didn’t smoke.
2. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
He’d rather .
3. No, please don’t tell her.
I’d rather
4. Would you mind not smoking here ?
I’d rather
5. I prefer staying at home to going out.
I’d rather
6. I don’t really want to have lunch yet.
I’d rather
7. I’d prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather
8. She prefers Italian food to French food.
She’d
9. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
I prefer
11. I’d rather not see him tomorrow.
I don’t
4. It’s time
* It’s time to do sth
Eg : – It’s time to go home now.
* It’s time for sb to do sth
– Eg : – It’s time for us to go home now.
* It’s ( about / high) time sb did sth
Eg : – It’s 10 o’clock now. It’s time he got up.
– You are too lazy. It’s about time you worked hard.
Exercise : Rewrite the following sentences
1. I think the City Council should do something about the city’s traffic problems.
It’s high time
2.The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several years.
It looked as if
3. The children should start doing their homework now.
It is time
4. Fares will be likely to go up again this summer.
It looks as if
5. I really think you ought to acquire a few manners.
It’s high time
6. You really should be able to dress yourself by now.
It’s high
7. We’d better buy a new cooker.
It’s
8. I had better get back to work.
It’s
9. I think it may rain.
It looks
2 He’d rather you paid him immediately.
3 I’d rather you didn’t tell him.
4 I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
5 I’d rather stay at home than go out.
6 I’d rather not have lunch now.
7 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.
8 She’d rather Italian food than French food.
9 I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
11 I don’t desire to see him tomorrow.
Cấu trúc: Would rather do sth than do sth thích làm cái gì hơi cái gì
1 It’s high time the City council did something about the city’s traffic problem.
2 It looked as if the house had been occupied for several months.
3 It is time the children started doing their homework.
4 It looks as If fares will go up again this summer.
5 It’s high time you acquired a few manners.
6 It’s high time you dressed.
7 It’s time for us to buy a new cooker.
8 It’s time I got back to work.
9 It looks as if it will rain.
Cấu trúc: It’s time to do sth: dành thời gian để làm cái gì đó
2 He’d rather you paid him immediately.
3 I’d rather you didn’t tell him.
4 I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
5 I’d rather stay at home than go out.
6 I’d rather not have lunch now.
7 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.
8 She’d rather Italian food than French food.
9 I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
11 I don’t desire to see him tomorrow.
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1 It’s high time the City council did something about the city’s traffic problem.
2 It looked as if the house had been occupied for several months.
3 It is time the children started doing their homework.
4 It looks as If fares will go up again this summer.
5 It’s high time you acquired a few manners.
6 It’s high time you dressed.
7 It’s time for us to buy a new cooker.
8 It’s time I got back to work.
9 It looks as if it will rain.