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Exercise
1 I prefer brown sugar _______ white sugar. to 2 I don't want to go out. I'd rather _______ home. stay 3 I like trekking in the mountains, but I prefer _______ on a sandy beach. lying 4 I'd rather go in December ______ in May. than 5 I'd rather come with you _______ here alone. than stay 6 I prefer travelling by bus ________ by train. to travelling 7 I usually have tea, but today I'd prefe r________ coffee, please. to have 8 I'd prefer to read for a while ________ TV. rather than watch 9 I'd rather you _______ here with me and the kids. stayed 10 She ________ to stay in a hotel. would prefer
Likes, Desires, and Preferences
Para hablar de preferencias en general, usamos el verbo prefer seguido de verbo acabado en -ing o de infinitivo con to sin que cambie el significado. I prefer buying online = I prefer to buy online (prefiero comprar por internet) También podemos indicar que preferimos una cosa a otra con la siguiente estructura: Sujeto + prefer + sustantivo + to + sustantivo I prefer tea to coffe (prefiero el té al café) Para decir que preferimos hacer una cosa a hacer otra podemos usar las siguientes estructuras: Sujeto + prefer + verbo acabado en -ing + TO + verbo acabado en -ing I prefer going to the cinema to staying at home. (prefiero ir al cine a quedarme en casa) Sujeto + prefer + infinitivo con to + RATHER THAN + infinitivo sin to I prefer to read rather than watch TV (prefiero leer a ver la televisión) WOULD RATHER Significa prefiero o preferiría y va seguido de infinitivo sin to (bare infinitive). Shall we go shopping...
Exercise
I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was too enough hot to drink. He wasn't strong too enough to lift that heavy box. There aren't too enough policemen in our town. Do you have too enough information to help me with this problem? It is too enough difficult to do for a little child. I do not have too enough much time to prepare dinner. I didn't buy the car because it was too enough expensive. He didn't work hard too enough to pass the exam. My mum can't sleep because she drinks too enough much coffee. She isn't old too enough to start driving. I left the coffee fo...
too enough not enough
Enough ” y “ too ” se utilizan como calificadores con adjetivos, adverbios y nombres para indicar un grado de cantidad. Enough (Suficiente) “ Enough ” es un adjetivo que se usa para indicar que es suficiente o igual que lo necesario. Se puede utilizar con otros adjetivos, adverbios o nombres. 1. Con adjetivos y adverbios: adjetivo/adverbio + “enough” Ejemplos: Heather is old enough now to make her own decisions. (Heather es lo suficientemente mayor ahora para tomar sus propias decisiones.) Victor doesn’t speak English well enough for the job. (Victor no habla suficientemente bien el inglés para este trabajo.) The apartment is big enough for three people. (El piso es lo suficientemente grande para tres personas.) Ben runs fast enough to win the race. (Ben corre lo suficientemente rápido como para ganar esta carrera.) We aren’t working hard ...