What does had better not mean?

What does had better not mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English had bettera) used to give advice about what someone should do, or to say what you should do or need to do I’d better go and get ready. I think you’d better ask Jo first. You had better not tell Oliver (=it is not a good idea).

Had better or would rather?

Contracted would – I’d, he’d, she’d, we’d, you’d, they’d. -She’d rather stay with me than go out with you. Had better. We use had better when we give advice to others.

Would prefer would rather exercises?

Exercise 1

• 1I prefer brown sugar. to.
• 2I don’t want to go out. I’d rather.
• 3I like trekking in the mountains, but I prefer. lying.
• 4I’d rather go in December. that.
• 5I’d rather come with you. than staying.
• 6I prefer travelling by bus. rather than travel.
• 7I usually have tea, but today I’d prefer.
• 8I’d prefer to read for a while.

What is the difference between prefer and would rather?

Prefer and would rather can be used interchangeably. As you indicate, Omar, when we are talking about general preferences, prefer is followed by verb-ing, thus: I prefer listening to music to watching TV. I’d rather listen to music than watch TV.

Would like would prefer would rather?

Would prefer & Would rather We use the modal expressions “would prefer” and “would rather” to talk about our preferences in English.  Thesetwo expression mean the same thing and are synonyms for the verb “prefer.” 10. As with “would like,” “wouldprefer” and “would rather” can beused for present or futurepreferences.

Would prefer in a sentence?

My brother prefers watching football to playing it. I would prefer to come early rather than be late. My students usually prefer painting with watercolours. I would prefer Mozart to Bach.

How do you use prefer in a sentence?

We use would prefer or ‘d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:

1. I’d prefer to go by myself.
2. Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?
3. She’d prefer not to drive at night.
4. I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.

What is the difference between rather than and instead of?

Look at it this way: ‘rather than’ emphasises a preference and ‘instead of’ emphasises a choice. Whereas ‘instead of’ is not usually followed by an infinitive. Thus: I go to parties with people I can´t stand rather than upset my friend. I go to parties with people I can´t stand instead of upsetting my friend.

Where do we use rather than?

When rather than functions as a preposition, the verbs in the sentence are not parallel. Rather than driving, he rode his bike to work. Rather than using dried herbs, he picked fresh ones from the garden. She took the blame rather than blaming everyone else.

Would rather in the past form?

When we want to refer to the past we use would rather + have + -ed form (perfect infinitive without to): She would rather have spent the money on a holiday. (The money wasn’t spent on a holiday.) I’d rather have seen it at the cinema than on DVD.

Would rather and had rather?

they are both the same in meaning – when you prefer to have or do one thing more than another. Although, ‘had rather’ is more archaic and not as commonly used as ‘would rather’.

Would rather grammar examples?

• I’d rather (that) you came another time. I’d prefer you to come another time.
• She would rather (that) he weren’t so angry. She would prefer him to be less angry.
• Bruno would rather (that) Icarus didn’t stay so late at the office. Bruno would be happier if Icarus didn’t stay so late at the office.

Would rather sooner grammar?

Would rather/sooner has a meaning similar to would prefer and can be followed by a bare infinitive or by a clause with the past subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive. There is no difference in meaning between would rather and would sooner , but would rather is more common.

Would rather 2 subjects?

‘Would rather’ can also be used with a past tense but the meaning is present. The difference is that we have two subjects so we use a past tense. After the second subject we use a past tense. But as you can see, we are not talking about the past even though we are using a past tense.

Would rather than grammar?

To say that one person would prefer another person to do something, ‘would rather’ is generally followed by a past tense. To express regret about something that has already happened, ‘would rather’ is followed by the past perfect.

How do you use prefer rather than?

“prefer to” Vs “prefer + rather than”

1. I prefer English lessons rather than Spanish one.
2. I prefer English lessons to Spanish one.
3. I prefer coffee to chocolate.
4. I prefer coffee rather than chocolate.
5. I would prefer to make a copy than to take this whole book home.
6. I would prefer to make a copy rather than to take this whole book home.

How do you use instead in a sentence?

Instead sentence example

1. I will try to make friends instead of enemies.
2. I always pictured myself driving a van instead of a truck.
3. Instead of dining out, we ordered a couple of pizzas.
4. Instead of improving, Destiny got steadily worse.
5. Instead of shifting with each step, the ground felt solid.

What is instead in grammar?

Instead is an adverb and means ‘as an alternative’. We can use instead at the beginning or the end of a clause, although in spoken English it is more common at the end.

What to use instead of this means?

Alternatives to “this means that..”?

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• “Consequently”, “Therefore”, “Thus”, “As such”, “As a result”, “Hence”, “Accordingly”, “And so”, “For this reason” etc.

What can I write instead of and?

And, in addition to, furthermore, moreover, besides, than, too, also, both-and, another, equally important, first, second, etc., again, further, last, finally, not only-but also, as well as, in the second place, next, likewise, similarly, in fact, as a result, consequently, in the same way, for example, for instance.