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Would rather

0 Can "would rather" be followed by a verb in past tense? 02br
00I would rather you did it. I think if the sentence is like this, it would be correct: I would rather that you did it. I'd like to hear your opinions. Thanks a lot. 0-
  

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0 Yes, you can use past tense after "would rather". 02br 00And, as with thousands of other such cases, you can connect with "that" or not; both are correct. 02br 02br 00I hope you do it.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Yes, you can use past tense after "would rather".
  • 02br 00And, as with thousands of other such cases, you can connect with "that" or not; both are correct.
  • 02br 02br 00I hope you do it.
  • I hope that you do it.
  • 02br 00He says he's tired.
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0 Yes, you can use past tense after "would rather". 02br
00And, as with thousands of other such cases, you can connect with "that" or not; both are correct. 02br
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00I hope you do it. I hope that you do it. 02br
00He says he's tired. He says that he's tired. 02br
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00CJ 0-
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0 Hello Guest 02br
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00I'm a mere learner from Japan but allow me to make trivial additions to CJ's comment. 02br
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00In English we have several verbs used in a similar way to express our hope/desire: desire, expect, hope, wish, would rather. They all can be followed by a that-clause, but they are slightly different in grammar. We may class them into
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