gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners . . . Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do" I have read a book about grammar that says there is a subtle difference between them, and I would like to confirm this concept
grammar - prefer + -ing or infinitive - English Language Learners . . . I prefer to eat candy rather than to eat ice cream - probably the less common but grammatically correct I would like to know if my understanding and notion of these sentences is 100 percent accurate, and could perfectly be used by any native speaker if they were to give a presentation on Perfect English Grammar At college
gerunds - prefer ~ing prefer to infinitive - English Language . . . Then, how about "prefer to infinitive"? I prefer to study at a coffee shop to to study in the library I think it sounds not correct rather I would use like this: I prefer to study at a coffee shop rather than studying in the library Is there any other option for this? Or, is my suggestion the best choice?
grammar - I prefer doing . . . vs I prefer to do - English Language . . . I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else Look at these examples: I prefer driving to travelling by train I prefer to drive rather than travel by train If we want to check your sentences, we can look at them like this: I prefer doing this on my own to doing this with you I prefer to do this on my own rather than do this with you
Choosing between two different patterns of using the verb prefer With prefer it's optional whether or not to "downplay" the strength of the assertion using "auxiliary" would, but with rather you need it (often contracted to 'd in informal contexts) because it's actually the "main" verb (rarely used that way today except in established collocations like would rather, would sooner)