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You're sharing a flat with a messy roommate. Complete your polite requests by selecting the correct option for each blank.
I'd rather you _________________________ leave your dishes in the sink.
Would you rather I _________________________ dinner tonight?
The correct answers are didn't and cooked.
When we use "would rather" to talk about what we want someone else to do, we use the past simple — even though we're talking about the present or future. "I'd rather you didn't leave…" and "Would you rather I cooked…?" both follow this pattern.
MediumA2 | Elementary | Pre-intermediateB2 | Upper IntermediateModal verbSubjunctive moodPast tenseVerb mood
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