WOULD RATHER

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 H[.]

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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