Would rather use in a sentence?

I’d prefer you to come another time. She would rather (that) he weren’t so angry. She would prefer him to be less angry. Bruno would rather (that) Icarus didn’t stay so late at the office.

Why do we use rather in a sentence?

We use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite.

What is the use of would in sentence?

Today he would be different, and so would she. He had known her for a long time, and he had come to Ashley hoping she would be here. In her present frame of mind, facing her father would be easy. She was home again, and it would be even better than she had imagined.

Why we use will and would?

The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.

Would rather than meaning?

used for saying that you would prefer to do something or that you would prefer that something happened. I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else. He doesn’t want to learn – he’d rather stay at home and play video games. would rather…than: They said they would rather die than abandon their homes.

Would rather would prefer sentences?

Today I would prefer to go to the cinema. I’d prefer to go to the cinema. Would rather is followed by the infinitive without to. Would prefer is followed by to + infinitive or a noun.

Could Versus would?

Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.

Would have been sentences?

For example, you might say something like, “I would have been there for your birthday party but I was sick in bed with the flu.” This shows that you intended to be there but something came up that prevented you from going. Things would have been different if another situation or condition had been met.

Would prefer or would rather?

Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to, whereas prefer requires to + infinitive. Would rather (but not would prefer to) is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning.

Had Rather or would rather?

they are both the same in meaning – when you prefer to have or do one thing more than another. Although, ‘had rather’ is more archaic and not as commonly used as ‘would rather’.