Preferences

Prefer: tercih etmek
Use: Herhangi iki varlıktan birini ya da iki fiilden birini tercih etmemiz gerektiğinde ‘prefer’ fiilinin değişik formları kullanılır.
Yapılan cümlelerde kullanılan zaman ‘The Simple Present Tense’tir.

1. PREFER STH TO STH

İsimleri tercih ederken kullanılan yapıdır.
a) sandwich / hamburger
I prefer sandwich to hamburger.
b) western films / science fiction films
My sister prefers western films to science fiction films.

2. PREFER DOING STH TO DOING STH

Fiilleri tercih ederken kullanılan yapıdır.
a) cycling / driving a car
I prefer cycling to driving a car.
b) going shopping / watching TV
Ayşe prefers going shopping to watching TV
“Fiillerin sonuna eklenen ‘– ing’ takısına dikkat ediniz.
Formula: I/You/We/They + prefer + V(ing) + to + V(ing)
he/she/it + prefers + V(ing) + to + V(ing)

Make sentences

1. I/mantı/fish chips
I prefer mantı to fish and chips
2. Mrs. Öztürk / read / write
Mrs. Öztürk prefers reading to writing
3. The children / ice cream / baklava
…………………………………………… .
4. My parents / live in the city
…………………………………………… .
5. Ali / dive / swim
…………………………………………… .
6. You / news / films
…………………………………………… .
7. Most people / speak English / speak
French
…………………………………………… .
8. My daughter / play at home / play in the
park
…………………………………………… .
9. That girl / mantı / imambayıldı
…………………………………………… .
10. The students / play football / study
…………………………………………… .

Answers:

3. The children prefer ice cream to baklava.
4. My parents prefer living in the city.
5. Ali prefers diving to swimming.
6. You prefer news to films.
7. Most people prefer speaking English to speaking French.
8. My daughter prefers playing at home to playing in the park.
9. That girl prefers mantı to imambayıldı.
10. The students prefer playing football to studying.