prefer to buy ولا prefer buying?...

Unit 3 lesson 1 listening
Well I prefer to buy things from markets or shops.
يمكننا ان نستخدم prefer to do ,prefer doing لكى نقول ما نفضله عموما ولكن prefer to do
is more usual
I don't like cities.I prefer (to live )/living in the country.
لكن ننتبه
I prefer (doing) something (to doing )something else.
I prefer that coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday.
Tom prefers driving to travelling by train.
I prefer (to do) something ( rather than do )something else
Tom prefers to drive rather than travel by car.
نستخدم would prefer ومعها to +المصدر عندما نتكلم عن موقف معين وليس عموما
Shall we go by train? Well,I'd prefer to go by car.
I'd prefer( to do) something (rather than do) something else.
نقول would prefer to do لكن would rather do
ولكنI'd rather (do) something (than do )something else.
ا1ذا كان هناك فاعل واحد نستخدم مع would rather المصدر اما اذا كان هناك فاعلان نستخدم الماضى البسيط
I'd rather cook the dinner now. انا افضل ان اطهى
I'd rather you cooked the dinner now.انا افضل انك انت تطهى
المرجع English Grammar in Use