51.2 Would rather

Lý thuyết18 bài tập
  1. Would rather (thích ... hơn) được dùng để diễn đạt những gì mà một người nào đó muốn thực hiện trong một tình huống cụ thể (không được dùng trong trường hợp tổng quát).

Would rather (do sth) = would prefer (to do sth)

  • Ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai

S + would rather (+ not) + Vbare-inf (+ than + Vbare-inf)

Ex:

  • I would rather stay at home tonight. (Tối nay tôi thích ở nhà hơn.)
  • Would you rather have tea or coffee? (Bạn thích dùng trà hay cà phê hơn?)
  • I'm tired. I'd rather not go out this evening. (Tôi mệt. Chiều nay tôi không thích đi chơi.)
  • [NOT I wouldn't rather go...]
  • John would rather go for a swim than play tennis. (John thích đi bơi hơn chơi quần vợt.)

We’d rather walk than take a bus.
(Chúng tôi thích đi bộ hơn đi xe buýt.)

  • Ở quá khứ
S+ would rather (+ not)+ have+ V<sub>past participle</sub> (+ than)

Ex:

  • We went by sea but I’d rather have gone by air. (Chúng tôi đã đi bằng tàu thủy nhưng tôi thích đi bằng máy bay hơn.) → I wanted to go by air but I didn’t get my wish.
  • Tommy would rather have gone skiing than fishing last weekend. (Kỳ nghỉ cuối tuần trước, Tommy thích đi trượt tuyết hơn đi câu.) → but he didn’t get his wish
  1. Would rather (mong; muốn) còn được dùng để diễn đạt nghĩa một người muốn người khác làm điều gì hoặc muốn một điều gì đó xảy ra.
  • Ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai
S+ would rather (that)+ S+ V (past simple)

Ex:

  • I’d rather you went home now. (Tôi muốn anh về nhà ngay.)
  • [NOT I’d rather you go home now]
  • Shall I open a window? ~ I’d rather you didn’t. (Tôi mở cửa sổ nhé? ~Tôi muốn bạn đừng mở.)
  • Tomorrow’s difficult. I’d rather you came next weekend. (Ngày mai thì khó đấy. Tôi muốn bạn đến vào cuối tuần tới.)
  • I feel embarrassed about what happened and would rather the event was/ were forgotten. (Tôi thấy bối rối về những chuyện đã xảy ra và mong rằng sự việc này sẽ được quên đi.)

Were có thể được dùng thay thế was (với các chủ từ I, he, she, it).

  • Ở quá khứ
S+ would rather (that)+ S+ V (past perfect)

Ex:

  • Roberto would rather we hadn’t left yesterday. (Roberto muốn hôm qua chúng tôi đã không ra đi.) → but we left yesterday
  • I would rather you had met my future wife. (Tôi muốn anh đã gặp vợ sắp cưới của tôi.) → but you didn’t meet.

Tuy nhiên, trong trường hợp này wish thường được dùng hơn would rather.
Ex: I wish you had met my future wife.

Bài tập

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51.3.2 Bài Tập 211

1

I went to the movies last night. I prefer opera to movies. I would rather _____________.

2

I studied French when I was in high school only because my parents wanted me to. I would rather _____________.

3

Jack's parents want him to become a doctor, but he'd rather _____________ .

4

I know you want to know, but I'd rather _____________ I told Marge that I'd keep it a secret.

5

Sometimes teenagers would rather _____________ than _____________ .

6

I would rather _____________ right after dinner at the restaurant last night, but my friends insisted on going to the cinema.

7

Tonight, I'd really rather _____________ I want to get a good night's sleep for the first time all week.

8

I don't want to do anything energetic. I'd rather _____________ .

51.3.3 Bài Tập 212

9

A: Shall I tell Ann the news?
B: No, I'd rather she _____________ .

10

I'd like to see you again, but I'm busy tomorrow. I'd rather you __________ at the weekend.

11

I'd rather we __________ that horror film - I had a nightmare that night.

12

A: I told her a few facts about herself.
B: Oh dear! I'd rather you __________ that. That might have been upset her a lot.

13

This is a private letter addressed to me. I'd rather you __________ it.

14

It's quite a nice house but I'd rather it __________ a bit bigger.

15

A: Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
B: I'd rather you __________ I'm trying to study.

16

Mary left my party very early last night. I'd rather she __________ so early.

17

It's a secret - I'd rather you __________ anyone what I said.

18

A: I'm sorry I didn't come yesterday.
B: Yesterday's difficult. I'd rather you __________ __________.