Hi friends, I'm back with a new lesson. Well, I just got a call right now and my friend asked me to
go for a movie with her and I said, "I'd rather do a lesson today with you guys." Okay, so
this is what I have today, using would rather. So when I told her I'd rather do a lesson,
that means I made a preference, I chose to do a lesson than go for a movie, alright.
So today's class we're going to learn how to use 'would rather', okay. So remember,
would rather is always expressing preference.
So when you express preference, uh, you know
probably coffee over tea, I'd rather have coffee than tea, okay. But we're gonna learn
two structures using would rather,. The first structure is going to be with the same subject,
okay. And the second one is going to be with different subject. So what do I mean by same
subject? Where I want to express what I want to do or I wish to do or I prefer doing or
someone else expresses what she prefers to do, alright. So that is same subject. So let's
take a look. I'd rather go for dinner. So someone asks me would you like to go for uh
say movie or dinner. I say you know we might as well sit and chat, we haven't caught up
in a very long time. So I'd rather go for dinner. Now I'm making a very strong preference,
I would rather go for dinner, alright. That means I prefer going for dinner than a movie,
So here, the subject is I and I'm stating what I want to do, okay, This is the preference
made by me, something that I want to do, okay. So this is for the present and for the future-I'd
rather, okay. Now let's see what is, how is would rather used for a different subjects,
okay. Supposing I say I'd rather you went for dinner. So supposing you come and ask
me, "Rachna, what should I do? I'm a little confused. Should I go for a movie or should
I go for dinner?" You're asking me for a suggestion. Now I'm making a strong preference, I'm making
the preference for you to do something. So there are two different subjects, I and you.
This is my preference for you, okay. I'm not gonna go for dinner, you are gonna go for
dinner. I'm expressing my preference that you went for dinner, So remember, when you
have two different subjects, you'd say, "I'd rather you went. " okay, you don't say you
go. You went for dinner-this is a basic rule we follow when there are two subjects. Though
you are stating uh you are stating a preference in the present or meant for the future, you
will use the simple past tense or the past verb, okay. So I'd rather you went for dinner.
Two subjects, I, I am expressing the preference for you to do something, okay. So we have
two subjects here. So you have one and two, different subjects. So I am expressing a preference
for you to do something, alright. So remember, when we talk about two different subjects,
you put the verb in the past form, though it is for the present or future, okay. So,
uh when a child asks his mother, uh what should I, what should I you know grow up to be, a
doctor or an engineer? So she'd say uh, "I'd rather you became a doctor." Not become a
doctor, you became a doctor, alright. So you take the verb in the past form because that
is her preference for her child to become a doctor. So I'd rather you became a doctor,
alright. So remember when you talk about two subjects, though you're stating a preference
in the present or the future, but because you prefer for someone else to do something
, you always use the verb in the past form, okay. Now let's take a look at a negative
sentence. So what happens in negative sentences, okay. I'd rather not fly, I hate planes. So
if you tell me would you like to travel by trains or planes, I'll say, "I'd rather not
fly." Okay, so I'd rather not. Now, I have used the negative in this clause., in the
rather clause okay. So, you've contracted it, it's the same thing- I would, but this
is just the contracted form I would, so you'd say I'd. You pronounce it as I'd. I'd rather
not fly, okay, I hate planes. In the negative, always use not in the would rather clause
for the same subject, okay. So, I'd rather not fly. This is my preference. Okay, I'm,
so it's just one subject. I'm telling you what I prefer doing. So I'm doing the action
and and I'm expressing my preference., but in the negative. So, the negative not is used
in the rather clause. In this clause okay. You do not say I'd rather not fly. Yes, you'd
say that but can you say I'd rather not fly, I don't hate planes. Mo, you'd say I'd rather
not fly, okay. So well, I'd rather not exercise today, I'm too tired. So I'd rather sit home,
I'd rather not exercise- a strong preference in the negative, uh, in the negative sense
that I do not want to exercise. So, I'd rather not exercise today. Let's take a break from
the gym. Okay, so this is for the same subject. Let's see how we use negative for different
subjects, okay. Now, uh, she'd rather you didn't phone her at 10 pm, after 10 pm. Supposing
I say after 10 pm. Supposing last night, you called, John called Maria, Maria was busy
and she couldn't answer the phone. So John happened to tell me today that I called Maria
but Maria didn't answer the phone. So I ask him what time did you call her? He said I
called her like what 10.30 11. And I'm gonna say she'd rather, okay. She'd rather you didn't
phone her after 10 pm. She is one subject. This is her preference for you mot to call
her after 10. Now remember, I told you to use the verb in the past form, okay. In the
negative, obviously you'll use did not. Now the difference here is, you sue not in the
second clause, okay. You will not use not with. So, it is wrong to say, she wouldn't
rather. This is a wrong statement. Because there are two subjects, so the negative will
come in the second part of the sentence, not in the rather clause, okay. Remember the difference,
the verb will be in the negative, in this case it will be did not phone her after 10
pm, alright. So that means you do not call her after 10 pm and that is her preference.
So, she's the subject. Her preference is what? John Does not call her after 10 pm. So I've
put it in the negative, I've used a negative helping verb-did not. I've put the negative
here, very important, phone her after 10 pm. Please remember friends, you do not use not
in the rather clause. This is completely wrong, okay. SO now I'm gonna tell you well I have
test for you. I'd rather, I'd rather you didn't skip the test. That means I prefer you do
not skip the test. So well friends, well in advance I'm telling you do take the test.
So my preference, two subjects, I'd rather you didn't skip the test, okay. So remember,
I'm using you didn't skip, I'm using the negative in the second part of the sentence when you
have two subjects, okay. The difference, when you have one subject, you use not in this,
in this clause with I'd rather not, okay. And in the second you use, when there are
two subjects, you use it in the second part, you didn't phone after 10 pm. So, I'd rather
you didn't skip the test, okay. Now let's take a look at how would rather is used in
the past, okay. So first we take a look at the same subject. She'd rather have spent
the money on vacation. Okay. So, she'd rather have spent the money on a vacation-that means
she didn't spend the money on a vacation, okay. Now, when I talk about would rather
for the same subject in the past, this is my structure-have spent, okay. So, you have
have with the verb with the past participle verb. Okay, so now I uh, I went for a party
last night which I didn't enjoy, so I tell you, " I'd rather, I' rather, I would rather
not have gone for the party, it was terrible." I'd rather not have gone to the movie, it
was atrocious, okay. So when you talk abut something in the past you did or didn't do,
you put have, would rather have with the past participle verb, alright. Now, let's take
a look at how yo use it for different subjects. I'd rather you hadn't rung me at work. So
when you called me last night, last evening probably, I was at work and you did call me.
But now I'm telling you I'd rather, two subjects, my preference that you hadn't called me. So
if you see the structure, I've used the past perfect, okay. So that means, had plus pas
past participle, okay. SO for when you have two subjects and you talk about a past preference-I'd
rather you hadn't rung me at work. I've used hadn't that's the negative, rung-that is the
the form or the past participle form of ring, okay. So when you talk about uh two subjects,
I'd rather you hadn't rung me at work. So you did, but now I'm making a preference,
that I preference you didn't call me last night, okay, when I was at work, okay. SO
remember it is different for the same subject and two subjects. When there is one subject
you use, I'd rather have gone to watch the movie at the cinema than the DVD. So I watched
the movie on the DVD, but now I said rather have watched it on the cinema, okay. So something
that happened, but now I'm saying the preference in the past. For two different subjects remember,
you will put it in the past perfect tense. Well, I'd rather you had come with me yesterday
to the party. That means I preferred you coming with me. So, I'd rather you had come with
me to the party last night, okay friends, remember these small rules. Now, sometimes
you want to make a preference very strong, you want to express it strongly. So all you
need to do is add much, okay. So I would say, I would much rather go for a movie. So it
just makes the preference a little stronger, the expression like this - I would much rather
go out with you, okay. Any day I prefer going ut with you than Maria. We are closer friends
. So I tell you, I'd much rather go out with you. It's the same thing. All I'm doing is
adding much to make it stronger. Okay, uh, this is another way uh of expressing your
preference, so you say much rather, okay. Otherwise it remains the same. Well, this
brings me to the end of another lesson. I hope you enjoyed watching it. Do take the
test and let me know your scores. I'll be back soon with a new lesson, till the, take care and bye.