Would rather

WOULD RATHER
MR. ANH
WOULD RATHER được sử dụng trong câu đơn và câu phức:
1. Câu đơn:
a. Sau WOULD RATHER là nguyên mẫu không TO nếu ta nói về các hành động hiện nay và trong tương lai.
Ví dụ: He would rather drink beer now.
He would rather drink beer tomorrow.
b. Sau WOULD RATHER là nguyên mẫu hoàn thành (HAVE + P.P.) nếu ta nói về các hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Ví dụ: He would rather have drunk beer yesterday.








2. Câu phức: Sau WOULD RATHER là các mệnh đề danh từ. Ta có 3 loại.
a. Nói về hành động ở tương lai ở mệnh đề danh từ. Ta dùng thì hiện tại giả định (present subjunctive): động từ giữ nguyên đối với tất cả các ngôi, riêng ở phủ định ta đặt NOT trước động từ.
Ví dụ: I would rather that you call me tomorrow.
He would rather that I not take this train next time.








b. Nói về hành động ở hiện tại ở mệnh đề danh từ. Ta dùng thì quá khứ giả định (past subjunctive): giống như quá khứ đơn, riêng TO BE ta dùng WERE cho tất cả các ngôi. (Hành động trái với hiện thực).
Ví dụ: Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does.
(His girlfriend does not work in the same department)
Jane would rather that it were winter now. (In fact, it is not winter now)








c. Nói về hành động ở quá khứ ở mệnh đề danh từ. Ta dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành giả định (past perfect subjunctive): giống như quá khứ hoàn thành. (Hành động trái với quá khứ).
Ví dụ: Bob would rather that Jill had gone to class yesterday.
(Jill did not go to class yesterday)
Bill would rather that his wife hadn’t divorced him.
(In fact, his wife divorced him).








WOULD RATHER
Simple sentence Complex sentence
(Câu đơn) (Câu phức)
+ Hiện tại + tương lai + Tương lai
V V
+ Hiện tại
V-ED (WERE)
+ Quá khứ + Quá khứ
Have + PP Had + PP
Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. He would rather (meet) her last week.
2. Jack would rather that he (be) in Dalat now.
3. She would rather (go) there next week.
4. I would rather that he (be) there tomorrow.
5. We would rather that she (give) us some tea last time.
6. Mary would rather (buy) that dress yesterday.
7. Hoa would rather that she (visit) me today.
8. They would rather that he (not learn) with them tomorrow.








9. You would rather (stay) home last Sunday.
10. Mai would rather that we (be) with her next time.
11. I would rather (sell) this car in 2009.
12. The students would rather that their teacher (give) them the test last Monday.
13. Margaret would rather (sew) the dress two days ago.
14. John would rather that he (not attend) the meeting next Sunday.
15. Betty would rather that she (get) the parcel today.
16. He would rather (subscribe) to that newspaper now.








Multiple choice:
1. Jack would rather that he ________ in New York tomorrow.
A. be B. were C. had been D. is
2. Jack would rather that he ________ in New York now.
A. be B. were C. had been D. is
3. Jack would rather that he ________ in New York yesterday.
A. be B. were C. had been D. is



4. I would rather that he ________ me now.
A. call B. called C. had called D. calls
5. I would rather that he ________ me next time.
A. call B. called C. had called D. calls
6. I would rather that he ________ me last time.
A. call B. called C. had called D. calls
7. I’d rather ________ him now.
A. meet B. met C. had met D. have met
8. I’d rather ________ him last week.
A. meet B. met C. had met D. have met
9. He’d rather ________ the lottery today.
A. win B. won C. had won D. have won
10. He’d rather ________ the lottery yesterday.
A. win B. won C. had won D. have won
11. I would rather that she ________ me then.
A. visit B. visited C. had visited D. visits
12. I would rather that she ________ me now.
A. visit B. visited C. had visited D. visits



13. I would rather that she _____ me tomorrow.
A. visit B. visited C. had visited D. visits
14. I’d rather ________ coke yesterday.
A. drink B. drank C. had drunk D. have drunk
15. I’d rather ________ coke at the moment.
A. drink B. drank C. had drunk D. have drunk

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