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Help the stressed roommate set some ground rules by choosing the best phrase for each gap.
"I'd rather you _________________________ a wild raccoon into our apartment," sighed Mark, looking at the trash-covered kitchen floor. "I'd rather _________________________ a normal pet, like a dog or a slightly aggressive goldfish."
The correct answers are didn't bring and get.
When we use "I'd rather" to say what we want someone else to do, we use the past tense (subjunctive) to talk about the present or future: "I'd rather you didn't bring..."
When we talk about our own preference (the subject stays the same), we use the base form of the verb: "I'd rather get..."