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Emily__ Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
had/would rather
Hi, I found some recommended explanations, but I´m still a bit confused:
1. I´d rather you went.
2. You´d rather stay.
(I suppose "´d" could be either "had" or "would".)
Why there is past simple in 1 and present simple in 2?
Thank you.
1. I´d rather you went.
2. You´d rather stay.
(I suppose "´d" could be either "had" or "would".)
Why there is past simple in 1 and present simple in 2?
Thank you.
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net/had+rather Possible translations: 1. I´d rather you went . I had rather you went .
- net/had+rather Possible translations: 1.
- I´d rather you went .
- I had rather you went .
- ) 2.
- You´d rather stay .
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The 'short' answers are as follows.
'd taken to mean had is an older interpretation. Over time, people have come to think of it as would. The modern interpretation of 'd in that expression is now would.
As for the tenses.
Case 1: The clause after rather explicitly contains a subject different from the subject of the sent
'd taken to mean had is an older interpretation. Over time, people have come to think of it as would. The modern interpretation of 'd in that expression is now would.
As for the tenses.
Case 1: The clause after rather explicitly contains a subject different from the subject of the sent
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Emily__Hi, I found some recommended explanations, but I´m still a bit confused:It’s pouring outside. I’d
1. I´d rather you went.
2. You´d rather stay.
(I suppose "´d" could be either "had" or "would".)
Why there is past simple in 1 and present simple in 2?
Thank you.
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