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Two friends are planning a trip. Complete their conversation by selecting the correct option for each blank.
Alex: Do you prefer _________________________ by train or by bus?
Sam: I'd rather _________________________ the train — it's more comfortable.
Alex: OK! And would you rather we _________________________ in the morning or the afternoon?
The correct answers are traveling, take, and left.
"Prefer" + "-ing" is used for general preferences: "prefer traveling." "Would rather" + bare infinitive expresses a specific preference: "would rather take." When "would rather" refers to another person's action, we use past simple: "would rather we left."
MediumA2 | Elementary | Pre-intermediateB1 | IntermediateModal verbVerb moodVerbGerundInfinitiveSubjunctive moodPast tense
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