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What is the difference between Prefer doing and Prefer to do ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Prefer doing and Prefer to do ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"Prefer doing" и "Prefer to do" - это два разных способа выражения предпочтения в английском языке.
"Prefer doing" используется, когда говорящий предпочитает одно действие другому в общем, без указания на конкретное время или ситуацию. Например: "I prefer reading books to watching TV" (Я предпочитаю читать книги, а не смотреть телевизор).
"Prefer to do" используется, когда говорящий предпочитает совершить одно действие вместо другого в конкретной ситуации или в определенное время. Например: "I prefer to go to the gym in the morning rather than in the evening" (Я предпочитаю ходить в спортзал утром, а не вечером).
Таким образом, "Prefer doing" выражает общее предпочтение, а "Prefer to do" указывает на конкретную ситуацию или время, в котором это предпочтение проявляется.
"Prefer doing" используется, когда говорящий предпочитает одно действие другому в общем, без указания на конкретное время или ситуацию. Например: "I prefer reading books to watching TV" (Я предпочитаю читать книги, а не смотреть телевизор).
"Prefer to do" используется, когда говорящий предпочитает совершить одно действие вместо другого в конкретной ситуации или в определенное время. Например: "I prefer to go to the gym in the morning rather than in the evening" (Я предпочитаю ходить в спортзал утром, а не вечером).
Таким образом, "Prefer doing" выражает общее предпочтение, а "Prefer to do" указывает на конкретную ситуацию или время, в котором это предпочтение проявляется.
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example: “I ‘prefer’ pink over purple”
prefer means that you like that over another thing in this case i used pink and purple as an example
example“I prefer to talk rather than sleep”
As for ‘prefer to do’ which has a verb “to do” means you’d much rather do this thing over the other thing
They are similar the only difference is that prefer to do has to include a verb!
Let me know if you need a better explanation!
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