Complete the theater director's feedback to the lead actor by choosing the correct verb for each gap.

I am exhausted, so I would rather take a short break right now. However, when we resume the scene, I would rather you spoke your lines with a bit more emotion.

I am exhausted, so I would rather take a short break right now.

When the subject of "would rather" is the same as the person doing the action (I would rather I take...), we use the base form of the verb without "to".

However, when we resume the scene, I would rather you spoke your lines with a bit more emotion.

When we use "would rather" to express a preference about someone else's actions (I would rather you do something), we use the past tense form of the verb to show it is a hypothetical preference.