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Preference, including the past-form pattern after a change of subject.
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The rule
Would rather is used to express preference. With the same subject, it is followed by the base form: I would rather stay. With a different subject, English often uses a past form to express a present preference: I would rather you left. For a past preference with a different subject, English often uses the past perfect: I would rather you had called earlier. Not is placed before the verb: would rather not go.
The trap
I would rather to stay at home tonight.
I would rather stay at home tonight.
Would rather is followed by the base form of the verb when the subject stays the same.
She would rather don't drive in the rain.
She would rather not drive in the rain.
Use would rather + base verb, and put not before the verb to make it negative.
I would rather you leave now.
I would rather you left now.
After would rather with a different subject, English often uses a past form to express a present preference.
He would rather I called earlier.
He would rather I had called earlier.
When the preference refers to a past situation and the subject changes, English uses a past perfect form.
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