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Would rather, Had better
Had better + (not) + bare infinitive (strong advice, usually when there can be negative consequences)
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Subject + would rather + a different subject + past tense (to talk about things we wish other people did differently)
Would you rather I lied to you? (past simple to talk about the present or future)
I'd rather you hadn't given this letter to me. (past perfect to refer to the past)
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Subject + would rather + (not) + bare infinitive (to talk about preferring one thing or option over the others)
Our teacher would rather give us more practice than more tests.
I'd rather not use the public transport. I think it's unsanitary.
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