Use of I’d rather + (verb); Day: 13
I’d rather + (verb)
‘I’d’ is a contraction of the words ‘I had’ or ‘I would.’
‘I’d’ āĻšāĻ˛ ‘I had’ āĻŦāĻž ‘I would’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
When using it with the word ‘rather’ you are suggesting you would like to do or prefer one thing more than another.
‘āĻŦāĻ°āĻ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’d rather talk about this later.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d like to eat at home than go get fast food.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather ski than snowboard.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather stay late than come in early tomorrow.”
“āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather handle the problem myself.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤”
“I had rather go home than stay out too late.”
“āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“I had rather listen to my parents or get in trouble.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“I would rather exercise than sit on the couch all day.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤”
“I would rather complete my task early.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤”
“I would rather know the answer.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”