How to Use Had Better, Prefer and Would Rather, Example Sentences Table of Contents Prefer Would Rather Had Better Prefer Prefer; In contrast to ‘would rather’ prefers refer to general preference, not current ones. Prefer is followed by a verb in the -ing form and ‘to’. Example Sentences I preferbicycle to motorcycle. Do we preferdrinking tea to coffee ? They would preferyou coming tomorrow. I preferworking to doing nothing. Would Rather Would rather; is use to say that one person would prefer another or others to something. Would rather is followed by the bare infinitive and than. Example Sentences I would rather have coffee than tea. I wouldrather not go out tonight. I