Question

would rather的用法

Answer 1

would rather主要用来表示“宁愿；宁可”，它有两种用法：不带从句和带从句。
（一）当不带从句时
1、此时，would rather直接后接动词原形，如：
正确：We’d rather go on Monday.
错误：We’d rather to go … or We’d rather going …
2、其否定形式为直接在would rather后接not，如：
I’d rather not fly. I hate planes.
3、当我们要表达过去发生的事情时，我们会采用would rather have done的用法，此时的用法其实是虚拟语气，往往表达与事实相反或不符的情况。如：
She would rather have spent the money on a holiday. (钱没有花在度假上)
（二）当后接从句时
当后接不同主语的从句时，从句中的谓语动词要采用虚拟语气的用法。如果是对现在或将来情况的描述，从句的谓语动词采用一般过去时的形式；如果是对过去情况的描述，从句的谓语动词采用过去完成时的形式。如：
现在或将来：I would rather they did something about it instead of just talking about it.
现在或将来：Would you rather I wasn’t honest with you?
过去：I’d rather you hadn’t rung me at work.
（三）would much rather
当我们要强调时，会采用would much rather的用法。在口语中，我们会重读much以示强调。如：
I’d much rather make a phone call than send an email.
She’d much rather they didn’t know about what had happened.