Preference (would rather/had better) exercises — Set 3: Would Rather with Subjunctive: Preferences About Other People's Actions Exercises (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
I'd rather you tomorrow instead of today.
She'd rather her children so much time playing video games.
I'd rather you me the whole truth about what happened.
We'd rather the meeting in the morning, not the afternoon.
My parents would rather I medicine at university.
He'd rather we him before visiting.
I'd rather you that. It was supposed to be a surprise.
She'd rather he her to the party last weekend.
I'd rather you the window. Now the room is freezing.
We'd rather they us about the change of plans earlier.
I'd prefer you here on time tomorrow.
She'd prefer her son a safer career.
I'd prefer the children outside after dark.
The manager would prefer everyone the report before Friday.
I'd rather at home than go to the party tonight.
I'd rather you this email to anyone. It's confidential.
My boss would prefer me overtime this weekend.
A: Shall I pay by card? B: I'd rather you in cash, if possible.
I'd rather you me about the problem earlier. Now it's too late to fix.
She'd prefer at a small company rather than a big corporation.
Preference (would rather/had better) exercises online (Worksheet)
Practise the advanced subjunctive structure would rather + subject + past tense, used when you want someone else to do or not do something (I'd rather you came tomorrow). Also learn would rather + subject + past perfect for regret about past actions (I'd rather you hadn't said that), and the alternative structure would prefer + object + to-infinitive (I'd prefer you to come). This set combines all preference structures in real-world contexts.