do you or would you prefer ?

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#1 Hello everybody In the book Interchange 1,third edition,page 19 it’s written: Anne:Look! These jackets are really nice. Which one do you prefer? Sue: I like the wool one better. This is my question. As far as I know , we use prefer to express our preferences in general and we use would prefer in special occasions.

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What the the meaning difference between prefer & would prefer?
1 When talking of her general tastes, we can say She prefers to drink tea. In a particular situation when we are asked what kind of drink to prepare for her, we might say She would prefer to drink tea (i.e. if she were asked). This also would sound more polite. – CowperKettle Sep 4, 2016 at 16:11 Add a comment 1 Answer Sorted by: 3

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grammaticality – ‘Would you prefer for me to do X?’ or ‘Would you …
2 The for marks the infinitive subject in the direct object complement clause for me to come in today, just as the to marks the infinitive verb phrase. The to is required, but the for is optional, unless it comes at the beginning of a sentence. So, they’re both correct and mean the same thing. Speaker’s choice. – John Lawler Oct 14, 2015 at 17:04

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Prefer – Grammar – Cambridge Dictionary
A to -infinitive is more common. She’s not keen on coffee. She prefers to drink tea. (or She prefers drinking tea to coffee .) Would prefer We use would prefer or ‘d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences: I’d prefer to go by myself. Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?

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Would rather, would prefer, prefer – Speakspeak
Here are the rules for using would rather , would prefer and prefer correctly. The first table looks at how we can express specific preference; the second shows us how to express general preference.

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Usage of I would prefer – English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I’d prefer (it if you didn’t) you not to stay at home tonight. = I’d rather you didn’t stay at home tonight. I’d rather you didn’t go out. vs I’d prefer you didn’t go out. – Possible, yet better to say: I’d prefer you not to go out. or I’d prefer it if you didn’t go out. Yes, you can use or not use that. I’d prefer that you don’t go out.

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would you prefer or do you prefer? – TextRanch
do you prefer is the most popular phrase on the web. More popular! do you prefer 105,000,000 results on the web Some examples from the web: Or do you prefer eating with Mommy? Or do you prefer I compose a letter to head office about your gun, which is illegal to have on hotel property. Is this table all right or do you …

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talking about preferences – using ‘prefer’, ‘like better’ and ‘would …
Do you prefer tea or coffee? I prefer tea to coffee. At a specific time . Imagine that a friend is visiting your home. You offer to make them a drink. You ask: Would you prefer tea or coffee? Tea, please. Unreal situations . For unreal situations we use ‘would’:

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Would prefer to do something vs. would prefer doing something
I’ve heard that it is grammatically incorrect to use a gerund after would prefer, for example, you say I’d prefer to walk not I’d prefer walking. But I’m almost sure that I have heard a sentence like I’d prefer walking to driving. I was wondering if it is because in the former there is only one option, whereas in the latter there are two options and you are comparing two things.

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Would – Perfect English Grammar
‘Would’ has quite a lot of different uses. It’s often a kind of past tense version of ‘will’. Remember that both ‘had’ and ‘would’ can be shorted to ‘d. But only ‘would’ is followed by an infinitive without ‘to’. ‘Had’ is followed by a past participle or by ‘to + infinitive’. 1: The past of ‘will’ in reported speech lesoutrali bot