Opinions & arguments

I'd much rather

strongly prefer

You use I'd much rather to say that you strongly prefer one choice over another.

B2 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you want to drive there?

I'd much rather take the train.

Play the conversation

I'd much rather cook at home than eat in a crowded restaurant.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'd much rather to cook at home than eat out.

Say: I'd much rather cook at home than eat out.

After “would rather,” use the verb’s base form without “to.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

I'd much rather do something than do something else

Your turn: say it out loud

I'd much rather cook at home than eat in a crowded restaurant.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

I'd much rather

strongly prefer

“I'd much rather cook at home than eat in a crowded restaurant.”

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