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’ āĻšāϞ ‘I had’ āĻŦāĻž ‘I would’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāύāĨ¤
When using it with the word ‘rather’ you are suggesting you would like to do or prefer one thing more than another.
‘āĻŦāϰāĻ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“I’d rather talk about this later.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d like to eat at home than go get fast food.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather ski than snowboard.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather stay late than come in early tomorrow.”
“āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I’d rather handle the problem myself.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤”
“I had rather go home than stay out too late.”
“āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“I had rather listen to my parents or get in trouble.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“I would rather exercise than sit on the couch all day.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤”
“I would rather complete my task early.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤”
“I would rather know the answer.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”