Main points
* You use ‘would like’ to say what you want.
* You use ‘wouldn’t like’ to say what you do not want.
* You use ‘would rather’ or ‘would sooner’ to say what you prefer.
* You also use ‘wouldn’t mind’ to say what you want.
a) You can say what someone wants by using ‘would like’ followed by a ‘to’- infinitive or a noun group.
- I would like to know the date of the next meeting.
- John would like his book back.
When the subject is a pronoun, you often use the short form ‘-‘d’ instead of ‘would.
- I’d like more information about the work you o.
- We’d like seats in the non-smoking section, please.
In spoken English, you can also use the short form ‘-‘d’ instead of ‘would’ when the subject is a noun.
- Sally’d like to go to the circus.
b) You can say what someone does not want by using ‘would not like’ or ‘wouldn’t like’.
- I would not like to see it.
- They wouldn’t like that.
c) You use ‘would like’ followed by ‘to have’ and a past participle to sat that someone wishes now that something had happened in the past but that it did not happen.
- I would like to have felt more relaxed.
- She’d like to have heard me first.
You use ‘would have liked’, followed by a ‘to’- infinitive or a noun group, to say that someone wanted something to happen, but it did not happen.
- Perhaps he would have liked to be a teacher.
- I would have liked more ice cream.
Note the difference. ‘Would like to have’ refers to present wishes about past events. ‘Would have liked’ refers to past wishes about past events.
d) You can also use ‘would hate’, ‘would love’, r ‘would prefer’, followed by a ‘to’- infinitive or a noun group.
- I would hate to move to another house now.
- I would prefer a cup of coffee.
Note that ‘would enjoy’ is followed by a noun group or an ‘-ing’ form, not by a ‘to’- infinitive.
- I would enjoy a bath before we go.
- I would enjoy seeing him again.
e) You can use ‘would rather’ or ‘would sooner’ followed by the base form of a verb to say that someone prefers one situation to another.
- He’d rather be playing golf.
- I’d sooner walk than take the bus.
f) You use ‘I wouldn’t mind’, followed by an ‘-ing’ form or a noun group, to say that ou would like to do or have something.
- I wouldn’t mind being the manager of a store.
- I wouldn’t mind a cup of tea.
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Top Tips Abz Ingles: Part A - Part B
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