Learn how to talk about what you want in English. What’s the difference between “I prefer,” “I would prefer,” and “I would rather?” In this English grammar lesson, you will learn how to tell people what you would like when faced with more than one option. Take the free English test after the lesson to see if you have understood the video.
Thanks Alex for clearing up the use of these confusing words. It’s an excelent lesson. God bless you
Arturo
I’d rather watch Engvid 2 others
kotoz
good lesson
khairy
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natalia2508
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Valldecy
You said as if blaming the teacher for his lessons. I would rather use “My English skills are getting heights THANKS TO your lessons.”
Moiseev Kirill
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Tiago
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shioma
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e74
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sheilla01
I am a little confused
charco
Charco … just take the quiz and your confusion would be cleared :)
aarab
Why can’t the videos be watched by me? They are free , aren’t they?Would anybody answer these questions?
yusuf duzgun
Yusuf, thosands of people watch these lessons every day, so it is working for most people, I think. The lessons are 100% free, yes. Why don’t you tell me what the problem is? You should see a video at the top of this page. Do you see it? It is a YouTube video. Can you see YouTube videos on other sites? Some workplaces, libraries, etc, block YouTube.
engVid
actually, Yusuf, I see you are from Turkey. As far as I know, YouTube is sadly blocked by the Turkish government. I know that many Turks find ways around this.
engVid
Mr Alex , Thank you very much. I solved the problem about blocked youtube yesterday.You are right.
And also I want to thank you and the other teachers for this special and good duty for us.You are great people.
I hope I can improve my english , and also I can speak fluently.
yusuf duzgun
sir i need a help can u help m e
saira
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abdelaziz
Mr Alex , Thank you very much. I solved the problem about blocked youtube yesterday.You are right.
And also I want to thank you and the other teachers for this special and good duty for us.You are great people.
I hope I can improve my english , and also I can speak fluently.
yusuf duzgun
Thanks for such a knowledgeful lesson.it would really be helpful for me. could u please give a lesson on gerund and i have doubt of using house and home. please clear it. thanks again.
Danish
I am very very weak when i talk in english also i am confused when some one talk in english.please give me sugestion.thank you
Masood alam
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hussein
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tigerwood.casa@yahoo.com
it’s great! Our students from Ukraine love your lessons so much. Thank you very much.
Liubov
thanks for teaching us!
bigboy85
I can get the difference between “I would rather” and “I would prefer”.
Nano
Mr.Alex, sorry to write you again, but it just to rememorize you that i have asked for some lessons. so please reply as soon as you get time. thaks
Danish
Hi Alex thank you. may I take the quse agine or it is only one time? this lesson is good bye.
Assefa
HELLO ALEX THANK YOU SO MUCH.AFTER WATCHING YOUR TEACHING LESSON I CAN UNDERSTAND ABOUT IT.YOU SPEAK ENGLISH CLEARLY I CAN CATCH UP WITH THE LESSON
BIN
I’m French, it’s really clearly for me. Thanks a lot.
Fatima
Hi? I’m very happy to know this site. Thanks for evrything that you and the other teachers do here.Furthermore, it’s all free ^.*
hum…I’ve got a question. When we use relative pronoun if the antecedent is a person or people we can use ‘who,whose,whom or that’ according to circumstances and if the antecedent is a thing or things we can use ‘which, whose or that ‘. Also the antecedent is both person and thing we have to use ‘that’ right?
but I don’t know what I should use if the antecedent is connencted with or. For exampe…
Perception is a knowledge about the object or person ……. is present before the perceiver. What should I use in……..?
You’ll be my life saver…^^
linsang
In this case I think you can use “who”, because “person” is last mentioned in your sentence. I am not completely sure about that. It’s just my opinion. :)
ValentinP
Very good Alex! you´re a good teacher. Thank you for the lesson…I´m your fã…hehehe
Lala/Brazil
thank u for your lesson
jerome
thank u
jerome
This subject is one of my less knowledge , that’s why Thank you so much Mr Alex.
And Also I want to ask a question about subject “beside,under,…” .
these 3 “next to , near , beside ” words have the same meaning , do they? And also Can we use “above” instead of using “on the top of” ?
Thanks a lot , take care of yourselves.
yusuf duzgun
Great Job!
Karan40a
Thanks a lot. You are a very good teacher. I understood completely.
Neelam777
thank u
mona
plz ,I want more practics in grammer .
thank u
mona
Thanks Alex,
It was agreat and useful lesson.
akram
Thk Alex, was good lesson. Could you please give a lecture on use of Articles, that will be helpful. I am specifically confused in sentence like these:
1)The cow is a usefull animal.
2)Man is the only animal that uses fire.
Why The or A is not there in the second sentence?
Further I have confusion in the follow type of sentence:
1)She loves to eat Mangoes and bananas.
Now when to use love and when loves, and why?
tejas
Thank you very much. As for me the lesson is very useful and provided in clear explanation
Roman
hi, alex, why did u say ,”She’d rather sit on the bus.” why not in the bus,im tauking about prepositions.thanks .
Asmae
good answer!!
AMIR
thanks alex i can’t catch up English I study now one year and I don’t understan this is tha firs day i see this program and i think if i study one monthy I feel beter thanks and i hoppy you use black markar
alex
THANKS A LOT IT HELPED ME!I IMPROVED MY ENGLISH ONLY IN ONE MONTH thanks!ta very much bye for now!!!!
AMIR
so good..it’s awesome
praveen.PSNA
thank u alex, i succeed to understand every single word thanks to your pronunciation :-)
gpo
but i have some confusion then how can i know . please any one will help me .
saira
hiiiiii
but i have some confusion then how can i know . please any one will help me .
saira
BORING LESSON YOU TEACHER!
Alex Nordin
hey alex you dumb ass.you said that because you are idiot
evanzz
thank u but How do I find a friend I speak English with him through the CAM???
ryan
Thanks Alex
ryan77
Thanke you Alex , your lesson is so clear and useful .. ^_^
Abdullah Hamza
plz sir help me
in speaking english
Amir Aslam
i can teach u english its jst tht my grandma needs to learn ebg but i knw how to speak eng :)
slurpee
THANK u from deep og my heart ..for this AMAZING Lesson …I prefer you than my teacher in old school …
hatim jackson
who needs to learn english????????????????????
pizza
Alex,
The lesson is very good. The only remark that I might make about this lesson is that it would benefit from some more explanation and usage examples of “would rather”. After this lesson the difference between “I would rather” and “I would prefer” is not quite clear. The rest if very good. Great thank you!-)
weirdo
thank you! I had problem with that, but now I know the differences thanks for you!
el
thanks for the such great pesentation.
this will do a lot for me.
Harish Gaydhane
thanks alex you are a great teacher
realy thanks
carlos
alex your lessons are very interesting for me.
your explanations are very clear
thank you.
ciro from colombia
ciro T Cortes
I would rather like this website to other teaching English ones.
eeae
hi Alex, my question is if I can use would rather for general statements as well.
Can I say ‘I rather read books than watch movies’ or Can I also ask ‘would you rather read books or watch movies? as a general preference.
Margot Box
it’s really helpful for me. thanks everyone.
vihang
I dont reach the video. how can ı watch?
fatih
thank u very much thatis great
maira
thanks:) nice lesson
satish gaurav
thank you sir.
satish gaurav
very nice
luke
thnk you Alex
please put some more lessons Alex
shiva
hey alex i hope you will be fine. i am very glad to lesten your lectuer but actully i’v some problem would perfer and would rather please help me.i should remove my weakness so let me know could i remove it so please give me more easy example more the ten sentencec each one.it’s your kindness
have a good day
Best Regard’s
Ahmed Anas
Lahore Pakistan
ahmed Anas
dear sir,i understand english grammar, i can also write in english, but i cant speak. please help me.
pradeep
Dear sir, i could not understand PREFERENCES. Can you help me.
Regrats
pradeep
Really interesting to learn. Thank you very much.Joy Bagnan Howrah India.
joy, India
thanks alex, you are good teacher.
evanzz
Hy Alex, thank you very much!!!
Very clear and usefull lesson: you are a fantastic teacher!
I hope more lessons will be available soon!
Have a good day!
Luisa - Italy
hello Mr./mrs EngVid ,
you are the best//// i watch your video lessons every day and regularly. just to understand how much i love you i say you a bit mistake in you answering to Yusuf from Turkey… thousand not thosands . Or maybe you right who knows? ;-) best wishes
kakshar
Thank you so much for your lessons. It always helps me with my English! Yuu are great teacher!
Vicka
i dont understand when we use do,does, did???
plz explain this
neel123
Hi neel,
“Do” and “does” are used in the present, and which one you use depends on the subject. Here are the rules:
I do
You do
He/She/It does
We do
They do
“Did” is used in the past, and is used with every subject.
I hope this helps!
Alex
thanks Alex
nami111
Hi, Alex !
I saw the word “rather” on the board
Could u make a lesson about – when do we use “rather” and when do we use “pretty”. Thanks very much, your movies are very useful.
Good Luck !
mirat
Thanks a lot it’s very useful and we look forward to see more and more.
regards
Mohammed Johmani
Johmani
Thank u so much~
Great lesson!!
scottjeung
ya really it is useful
senthil41
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jessica
I’d love this lesson, the way you teach, and of course, the content of the lesson. Thank you so much for giving so much enthusiasm in teaching.
Mily Soberanis
i,d love this lesson the way you teach and of course the
omar
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALEX, YOU’RE VERY GOOD A TEACHER.
CELINE
Thanks a lot Alex, it’s really helpful to me.
bhaskarbtv
Hy BIG, I think you would prefer not having me as pupil(Quiz score = 20), please, wait do not send killer!!!, I will be back next for second chance.
Sergio
Well Big alex, in third quiz game time, I got 80points(it make me go watching de video till I got the concept).
Many thanks againg.see you soon
Sergio
Alex, why in I would prefer you used “to” after prefer and in I would rather you didn’t after rather??
Alex Rodrigues
Dear Alex,
OMG, i did not doing well in quiz test. I only got 2 correct out of 5. Actually, i confuse about words “would prefer” and “would rather”. I just take the quiz and got wrong answers regarding the word “would prefer” and “would rather”. In your video, you said “would prefer” is same thing as “would rather” except the word structure. Can you give a more detail about would prefer and would rather because it is confusing me. Thanks for your respond.
Best Regards.
daniel00
thanks a lot teacher..
it’s really great
^_^
hussain12
so clearly talk….ı understand all of talk thank you
burcu
thanks, it is great if you add more lessons
Sim Chhoeun, Cambodia
Hi sir! I wanna ask a question from you,that what’s the difference between would prefer and would rather.
simon
Both are used to talk about preference at the moment of speaking, but they can be followed by different parts of speech.
“I would rather” must be followed by a base verb. For example, “I would rather eat sushi tonight.”
“I would prefer” can be followed by an infinitive (“I would prefer to eat sushi”), a gerund (“I would prefer eating sushi”), or a noun (“I would prefer sushi”).
Both are used to show preference when there is more than one option available at the moment of speaking.
Thanks for your question, and I hope this has made things clearer!
Alex
in quiz
why we can’t say
i would rather drink juice
please explain to me
amoly
I would rather drink juice answer is not there.
keetha1
that was excellent explanation about preferences
thanks alex
Manolya
thanks alex your great teacher. i don’t know how to put a good grammar icould you help me iam studing ged
hodan
teacher alex, is these sentence correct?: i would rather stand than sitting beside you!
is this correct? tnx
regina
I would rather stand than sit beside you. would rather must be followed by a base verb.
keetha1
This is absolutely great site. I wish you have video conference so I can practice more my English.
gwapo
thanks alex, I learn a lot with you
hassy
Felicitaciones por la forma de explicar tan clara. Muchas gracias.
Neftali
hi alex how are you i enjoyed the lesson thank you and alex you are the best and im waiting more lesson from you i like you so much
from uzbekistan
QOBILJON
thanks for this information,i’m so glad to be taught such an informative lecture.
mark
thanks for your hardworking to create such useful website for people whose English is their second language, these learning videos are really attractive thanks
Aziz Ahmad
THIS IS ONE OF YOUR GREAT LESSON SIR IT’S VERY CLEAR AND HELPFUL. I HOPE MORE AND MORE LESSONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Nisha
thanks Alex! this lesson is very useful for me!
thanks again!
Trần Đình Cường
Thanks Alex! this lesson I didn’t hear! Because my com. don’t work. I don’t know why?
But thanks for everything!
BoBuR
oh my god i cant do the best , its to bad for me .i’ll try to learn more and more with this lesson …. and thanks teacher u do the best
saoboye78
good lesson :)
Hi sir! I want to ask what is the difference between i would not and i would rather not :)Thanks
Eli
HI sir :)Can we use would prefer with bare verb
e.x i would prefer read a book
Eli
Thank you very much, it is so helpful for me
turkia
Excellent
Aswini
arif’s agony is similar to what umer is experiencing.
in the above sentence please understand me the use of ” TO WHAT ” in what sense does it use
Aqeel
i have a little confused
carolinamustaon
what about like and would like¿does it have the samemmmmmmmmmmmmm rules¿
azza
Thank you Sir Alex for teaching us..you’re such a great teacher..I LOVE it when you’re giving more examples aside from the one that is written already on the board :) That really helps me more :)) Godbless!
Johanna
Hi Alex :)
How are you ?, seriously i committed to go spoken English classes before seeing this Site after watching this site i canceled my commitment to go spoken English class. i am very very poor in English
Thanks a lot Alex…
Surendar
can you please give a suggestion how to improve my communication skill how can i talk in English with confidently and fluently give me some ideas please,
your ideas will help me a lot Alex…
Surendar
Thanks a lot!….
lea
I am confused as to proper usage of “s” in a word(especially in verb or noun).Pls.state the General Rule as well as the exceptions.
x
thanks much….i would like to know about WHOM please
asif
Thanks Alex ,you’re a good teacher .
Momndad
Thanks Alex for your time ,God bless you .
Momndad
Would you like milk or juice?
the question above why answer “I would rather drink milk” instead of “I would prefer drink juice”?
kanstory
thanks alex i love your lessons
ame
sir alex…..please give me a some tip???how to learn english quickly???? please reply…..
sukesh
Great Alex,
Your style of teaching is effective and simple. Keep it up.
Yagya
Hi alex ,thanks for u agreet lesson, can u send your email adress to hlep me in english writing.
sara aa
Thank you for the lesson.
Leon
thank you alex, you are a good teacher
aziz ennaciri
It ‘s very useful :D
wakeelahmedchanna23
ALEX, can you make a lesson about how to use “like
and such as”
JEFFERSON
HI Mr.Alex
Could tell us the differences between Just & Only ??? PLEASE ???
soorgool
Thanks Alex you are good teacher.
Bounlom
thanks alot ALEX.you are agood teacher
monmon
can you explain the alternatives for Wish/If only, please? eg: She’d prefer to have travelled on her own. We’d rather you had taught that! :)
pedri
U R VERY ”
DA BOMB”
SAMIIR
hello Mr.Alex i’m Imad from Morocco thank you so much for all. please could you teach us the differnce between “home” and “house”, we love you teacher. good bay
imad
thanks teacher alex that was amasing a very good lesson god bless you
natalie92
So bed, 1 out of 6! to me all ans is very very close. thks
Ramzan Hosen Bhuia
Good morrning sir!Just to say that I appreciate the way you teach or explain some english grammar points.I followed in 2005 english courses at air force base in my country;according to you,what is the best way to improve my speaking or understanding?I know,my level is not bad(avanced level)but it is not enough for me.Take care sir!!!
AWORET PEKOUET
God bless you Alex.
tooha86
Thanks Alex. Really a nice lesson. Your lessons always give a very clear understanding and I really like them.
sureshmurali2003
Alex, Could you please tell me the difference between the usage of earlier and early ? Thanks in advance.
sureshmurali2003
Thank you, Alex a lot! Tis’ a good lesson to improve my speaking.
Might I ask you the following. Am I right to use a comma at the first sentence of my message here?
Would you be so kind as to make video about punctuation in writing English in such cases? … sometimes we’re writing letters by email, ordinary post … it can be confused in using commas.
urs68
It’s hard to do for me this test.I have to learn much more.But thanks for everythings.Have a good one Alex.
Zibi-Poland
Thank you so much,the lesson was clearly and useful.
mojtabad
You explained very clearly. It’s easy to understand. Thanks a lot.
Paratishpa777
Hi Mr. Alex. How are you? How is your work? I am very fine both my self and work, but a little bite problem with Speaking and Listen in English. You know after I got your web-site from my friends, especially your lesson. Then I have went through. After that I have downloaded your lesson some and try to learn every night. It makes me better. Thanks! And now I keep download your lesson. Please, have a nice day! Good luck1
Sim Sopheara
Hi Teacher Alex I’m Your New Student. Omer
Omer
This lesson is very helful. Thanks a lot.
ludi19
Thank you, Alex, for the clear explanation!!!!!
katerynakoziar
It was a little hard lessen, i watched it twice till I completely understand .
Thank you Alex!
aida29
Thanks a lot! That was my first “step” with you and now I’m sure not the last one…Just keep it going!
Grzegorz
Perfect explication.
JulioCesar
I got bad point. 40 % oh…my god
Commando 27/53
Very helpful lesson Dear Alex. Take care
locdy
Questions designed are so tricky. I have got bad marks but, its really useful as i have learned how to use them correctly in the future. Thanx Mr.Alex for the lovely topic…
I will be looking forward to seeing more in the next coming weeks…….
abuwesal99
Thank you teacher Alex for this lesson :)
I’ve just one question :
What is the difference between “would prefer” and “would rather” ?
fatimaezzahrasadik11
Alex answered this question at somewhere above.
sgmmm
I really enjoyed this lesson! The explanation about rather was incredible then I have no doubt anymore. Thanks Alex!
sgmmm
In my work place I always use the sentence
Would you like to buy something?
X people that always come inside with out buy food or drinks:)
mannyc26
Hi, Adam. Recently I´ve found out your classes and I love them!. Thanks
mayorlopez
Hello Adam,
Would you like to have a lesson about “would rather”?
Thanks.
I love your lessons.
Luana.m22
Hello, Alex
thanks for your lessons, I appreciate them
I still have a doubt. Is it possible to use a noun or a pronoun after would rather?
instance: I’d rather you come with me/ Susan come with me.
thanks so much!
Silpedra
HelloAlex this is the first time i watched you lesson i really enjoy it and find it interesting to follow up the further lessons
nooshindaryani
Hi Alex can you give more examples with (rather) in different situation because there is many meaning.
excuse me about my bad English
thank you
haksoma1980
this lesson is really helping me a lot.
thanks a lot adex
adewuyi22
Thanks alex. Very very excellent
Jm.jafari
Thanks alex for this lesson, you are my favorite teacher, could you please explain to me the expression (rather than) and how to use it?
rockman
useful lesson, my English has been improve alot through all your lesson and the quiz , once again thx Alex, you are the man
kevinmdis
I admire your pronunciation. it is very understanding
Manolya
I’ve found out your other lessons. so I watched them over and over in order to learning well. I’ve finished them yet. They helped me to improve my english to become more better than past
Manolya
I’d rather watch Alex’s lessons to learn english
I’d prefer watching Alex’s lessons to learn english
I’d prefer to watch Alex’s lessons to learn english
tons of thanks ALEX
Manolya
Wow! I never realized the difference before. Great lesson Guru Alex!! And, Thanks engVid for having such a wonderful
team!
Ravi
Thank you , it was good lesson
@Dalal-91
Thank you.
Nadir
I understand it! Hurrah! Thank you Alex. Best wishes from London
interpio
thanks for the lesson
hamid74
Hello, Alex. Can you explain why in “I __________ take my car than wait for the bus.” “would rather” is correct, fut but in “They ________ eating lunch now to eating it later.” itsn’t?
tacagero
Hi everyone!!!… if you wanna practice your English , add me on Skype: krloz095
Charless
what about would rather + s + v1 ? or + …. ?
khoi1312001
And in case of I want to answer: “Yes, I would.” Can it be also: “Yes, I would rather.”?
angelramirez
3 mistakes lol but, thankyou alex!
Patrick R.
Thanks Alex,
It was agreat and useful lesson.
SUKRUT JAIDEE
Tanks Ms.Alex
very helpful
Mohmmadbm2
i got 60%
i do not recognize among them
k.abed
Something difficult for me…
AlexVolkov
3/5 ?
ann ann
Same to you..
Jahid sarwardi
Great lesson! Thanks Alex!
Jonathas Wilhem
Thanks!
shihai182
Great lesson, thank you very much!
Milciades
l confused prefer in the first question. ı chose ‘prefer’ but answer is prefers.
leylaerdogan
thank you
ataala
thank you for teaching us a new lesson.
abhinavkrishna
Thank you Mr. Alex.
Alex-1956
Hi, although i know that lesson was done quite a long time ago, i decided to check my knowledge on “How to express preferences.”
I took the quiz before watching the video. I got the result that i hadn’t expected. Only 4/5. I made a mistake in question number 4. I’m pretty suprised, a bit confused and slightly disappointed at the same time.
However after watching the video, everything became clear enough. So it turned out that it was worth watching this rather a old lesson.
Thank you Alex for this strikingly good lesson.
Have a super sparkling day for everyone who reads this comment ;)
marcin95
I watched this video twice on June 08, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got five correct out of 5.
ergn
5/5
well done,Alex
greeting from Kazakhstan o8 Dec2o21:)
Jannyl
I enjoyed the video but I got confused. According to another video on Youtube, “I would prefer reading books” is incorrect.
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213 COMMENTS
Thanks Alex for clearing up the use of these confusing words. It’s an excelent lesson. God bless you
I’d rather watch Engvid 2 others
good lesson
thank you for the lesson
Thanks, Alex . You are a good teacher. My english skills is better because of your lessons.I wish you success!
You said as if blaming the teacher for his lessons. I would rather use “My English skills are getting heights THANKS TO your lessons.”
I liked this video so much…. And got the 5 questions right! Uhuu! HAHAHA! Thank you so much… this video is really good!
thaaanks alot Alex :>
thanks alex. you are always very clear. I love your lessons.
thanks:) nice lesson
I am a little confused
Charco … just take the quiz and your confusion would be cleared :)
Why can’t the videos be watched by me? They are free , aren’t they?Would anybody answer these questions?
Yusuf, thosands of people watch these lessons every day, so it is working for most people, I think. The lessons are 100% free, yes. Why don’t you tell me what the problem is? You should see a video at the top of this page. Do you see it? It is a YouTube video. Can you see YouTube videos on other sites? Some workplaces, libraries, etc, block YouTube.
actually, Yusuf, I see you are from Turkey. As far as I know, YouTube is sadly blocked by the Turkish government. I know that many Turks find ways around this.
Mr Alex , Thank you very much. I solved the problem about blocked youtube yesterday.You are right.
And also I want to thank you and the other teachers for this special and good duty for us.You are great people.
I hope I can improve my english , and also I can speak fluently.
sir i need a help can u help m e
i enjoy engvid lessons, it ‘s my first time i see these lessons , Alex is a good teacher , i wish there are lessons about culture, thank you very much
Mr Alex , Thank you very much. I solved the problem about blocked youtube yesterday.You are right.
And also I want to thank you and the other teachers for this special and good duty for us.You are great people.
I hope I can improve my english , and also I can speak fluently.
Thanks for such a knowledgeful lesson.it would really be helpful for me. could u please give a lesson on gerund and i have doubt of using house and home. please clear it. thanks again.
I am very very weak when i talk in english also i am confused when some one talk in english.please give me sugestion.thank you
wooooooooooooooww its soooooooo clear and fantastice lesson
thx clearly understood
it’s great! Our students from Ukraine love your lessons so much. Thank you very much.
thanks for teaching us!
I can get the difference between “I would rather” and “I would prefer”.
Mr.Alex, sorry to write you again, but it just to rememorize you that i have asked for some lessons. so please reply as soon as you get time. thaks
Hi Alex thank you. may I take the quse agine or it is only one time? this lesson is good bye.
HELLO ALEX THANK YOU SO MUCH.AFTER WATCHING YOUR TEACHING LESSON I CAN UNDERSTAND ABOUT IT.YOU SPEAK ENGLISH CLEARLY I CAN CATCH UP WITH THE LESSON
I’m French, it’s really clearly for me. Thanks a lot.
Hi? I’m very happy to know this site. Thanks for evrything that you and the other teachers do here.Furthermore, it’s all free ^.*
hum…I’ve got a question. When we use relative pronoun if the antecedent is a person or people we can use ‘who,whose,whom or that’ according to circumstances and if the antecedent is a thing or things we can use ‘which, whose or that ‘. Also the antecedent is both person and thing we have to use ‘that’ right?
but I don’t know what I should use if the antecedent is connencted with or. For exampe…
Perception is a knowledge about the object or person ……. is present before the perceiver. What should I use in……..?
You’ll be my life saver…^^
In this case I think you can use “who”, because “person” is last mentioned in your sentence. I am not completely sure about that. It’s just my opinion. :)
Very good Alex! you´re a good teacher. Thank you for the lesson…I´m your fã…hehehe
thank u for your lesson
thank u
This subject is one of my less knowledge , that’s why Thank you so much Mr Alex.
And Also I want to ask a question about subject “beside,under,…” .
these 3 “next to , near , beside ” words have the same meaning , do they? And also Can we use “above” instead of using “on the top of” ?
Thanks a lot , take care of yourselves.
Great Job!
Thanks a lot. You are a very good teacher. I understood completely.
thank u
plz ,I want more practics in grammer .
thank u
Thanks Alex,
It was agreat and useful lesson.
Thk Alex, was good lesson. Could you please give a lecture on use of Articles, that will be helpful. I am specifically confused in sentence like these:
1)The cow is a usefull animal.
2)Man is the only animal that uses fire.
Why The or A is not there in the second sentence?
Further I have confusion in the follow type of sentence:
1)She loves to eat Mangoes and bananas.
Now when to use love and when loves, and why?
Thank you very much. As for me the lesson is very useful and provided in clear explanation
hi, alex, why did u say ,”She’d rather sit on the bus.” why not in the bus,im tauking about prepositions.thanks .
good answer!!
thanks alex i can’t catch up English I study now one year and I don’t understan this is tha firs day i see this program and i think if i study one monthy I feel beter thanks and i hoppy you use black markar
THANKS A LOT IT HELPED ME!I IMPROVED MY ENGLISH ONLY IN ONE MONTH thanks!ta very much bye for now!!!!
so good..it’s awesome
thank u alex, i succeed to understand every single word thanks to your pronunciation :-)
but i have some confusion then how can i know . please any one will help me .
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but i have some confusion then how can i know . please any one will help me .
BORING LESSON YOU TEACHER!
hey alex you dumb ass.you said that because you are idiot
thank u but How do I find a friend I speak English with him through the CAM???
Thanks Alex
Thanke you Alex , your lesson is so clear and useful .. ^_^
plz sir help me
in speaking english
i can teach u english its jst tht my grandma needs to learn ebg but i knw how to speak eng :)
THANK u from deep og my heart ..for this AMAZING Lesson …I prefer you than my teacher in old school …
who needs to learn english????????????????????
Alex,
The lesson is very good. The only remark that I might make about this lesson is that it would benefit from some more explanation and usage examples of “would rather”. After this lesson the difference between “I would rather” and “I would prefer” is not quite clear. The rest if very good. Great thank you!-)
thank you! I had problem with that, but now I know the differences thanks for you!
thanks for the such great pesentation.
this will do a lot for me.
thanks alex you are a great teacher
realy thanks
alex your lessons are very interesting for me.
your explanations are very clear
thank you.
ciro from colombia
I would rather like this website to other teaching English ones.
hi Alex, my question is if I can use would rather for general statements as well.
Can I say ‘I rather read books than watch movies’ or Can I also ask ‘would you rather read books or watch movies? as a general preference.
it’s really helpful for me. thanks everyone.
I dont reach the video. how can ı watch?
thank u very much thatis great
thanks:) nice lesson
thank you sir.
very nice
thnk you Alex
please put some more lessons Alex
hey alex i hope you will be fine. i am very glad to lesten your lectuer but actully i’v some problem would perfer and would rather please help me.i should remove my weakness so let me know could i remove it so please give me more easy example more the ten sentencec each one.it’s your kindness
have a good day
Best Regard’s
Ahmed Anas
Lahore Pakistan
dear sir,i understand english grammar, i can also write in english, but i cant speak. please help me.
Dear sir, i could not understand PREFERENCES. Can you help me.
Regrats
Really interesting to learn. Thank you very much.Joy Bagnan Howrah India.
thanks alex, you are good teacher.
Hy Alex, thank you very much!!!
Very clear and usefull lesson: you are a fantastic teacher!
I hope more lessons will be available soon!
Have a good day!
hello Mr./mrs EngVid ,
you are the best//// i watch your video lessons every day and regularly. just to understand how much i love you i say you a bit mistake in you answering to Yusuf from Turkey… thousand not thosands . Or maybe you right who knows? ;-) best wishes
Thank you so much for your lessons. It always helps me with my English! Yuu are great teacher!
i dont understand when we use do,does, did???
plz explain this
Hi neel,
“Do” and “does” are used in the present, and which one you use depends on the subject. Here are the rules:
I do
You do
He/She/It does
We do
They do
“Did” is used in the past, and is used with every subject.
I hope this helps!
thanks Alex
Hi, Alex !
I saw the word “rather” on the board
Could u make a lesson about – when do we use “rather” and when do we use “pretty”. Thanks very much, your movies are very useful.
Good Luck !
Thanks a lot it’s very useful and we look forward to see more and more.
regards
Mohammed Johmani
Thank u so much~
Great lesson!!
ya really it is useful
thank your very much alex your lessons help me a lot. God Bless you for your time to teach english.
I’d love this lesson, the way you teach, and of course, the content of the lesson. Thank you so much for giving so much enthusiasm in teaching.
i,d love this lesson the way you teach and of course the
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALEX, YOU’RE VERY GOOD A TEACHER.
Thanks a lot Alex, it’s really helpful to me.
Hy BIG, I think you would prefer not having me as pupil(Quiz score = 20), please, wait do not send killer!!!, I will be back next for second chance.
Well Big alex, in third quiz game time, I got 80points(it make me go watching de video till I got the concept).
Many thanks againg.see you soon
Alex, why in I would prefer you used “to” after prefer and in I would rather you didn’t after rather??
Dear Alex,
OMG, i did not doing well in quiz test. I only got 2 correct out of 5. Actually, i confuse about words “would prefer” and “would rather”. I just take the quiz and got wrong answers regarding the word “would prefer” and “would rather”. In your video, you said “would prefer” is same thing as “would rather” except the word structure. Can you give a more detail about would prefer and would rather because it is confusing me. Thanks for your respond.
Best Regards.
thanks a lot teacher..
it’s really great
^_^
so clearly talk….ı understand all of talk thank you
thanks, it is great if you add more lessons
Hi sir! I wanna ask a question from you,that what’s the difference between would prefer and would rather.
Both are used to talk about preference at the moment of speaking, but they can be followed by different parts of speech.
“I would rather” must be followed by a base verb. For example, “I would rather eat sushi tonight.”
“I would prefer” can be followed by an infinitive (“I would prefer to eat sushi”), a gerund (“I would prefer eating sushi”), or a noun (“I would prefer sushi”).
Both are used to show preference when there is more than one option available at the moment of speaking.
Thanks for your question, and I hope this has made things clearer!
in quiz
why we can’t say
i would rather drink juice
please explain to me
I would rather drink juice answer is not there.
that was excellent explanation about preferences
thanks alex
thanks alex your great teacher. i don’t know how to put a good grammar icould you help me iam studing ged
teacher alex, is these sentence correct?: i would rather stand than sitting beside you!
is this correct? tnx
I would rather stand than sit beside you. would rather must be followed by a base verb.
This is absolutely great site. I wish you have video conference so I can practice more my English.
thanks alex, I learn a lot with you
Felicitaciones por la forma de explicar tan clara. Muchas gracias.
hi alex how are you i enjoyed the lesson thank you and alex you are the best and im waiting more lesson from you i like you so much
from uzbekistan
thanks for this information,i’m so glad to be taught such an informative lecture.
thanks for your hardworking to create such useful website for people whose English is their second language, these learning videos are really attractive thanks
THIS IS ONE OF YOUR GREAT LESSON SIR IT’S VERY CLEAR AND HELPFUL. I HOPE MORE AND MORE LESSONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
thanks Alex! this lesson is very useful for me!
thanks again!
Thanks Alex! this lesson I didn’t hear! Because my com. don’t work. I don’t know why?
But thanks for everything!
oh my god i cant do the best , its to bad for me .i’ll try to learn more and more with this lesson …. and thanks teacher u do the best
good lesson :)
Hi sir! I want to ask what is the difference between i would not and i would rather not :)Thanks
HI sir :)Can we use would prefer with bare verb
e.x i would prefer read a book
Thank you very much, it is so helpful for me
Excellent
arif’s agony is similar to what umer is experiencing.
in the above sentence please understand me the use of ” TO WHAT ” in what sense does it use
i have a little confused
what about like and would like¿does it have the samemmmmmmmmmmmmm rules¿
Thank you Sir Alex for teaching us..you’re such a great teacher..I LOVE it when you’re giving more examples aside from the one that is written already on the board :) That really helps me more :)) Godbless!
Hi Alex :)
How are you ?, seriously i committed to go spoken English classes before seeing this Site after watching this site i canceled my commitment to go spoken English class. i am very very poor in English
Thanks a lot Alex…
can you please give a suggestion how to improve my communication skill how can i talk in English with confidently and fluently give me some ideas please,
your ideas will help me a lot Alex…
Thanks a lot!….
I am confused as to proper usage of “s” in a word(especially in verb or noun).Pls.state the General Rule as well as the exceptions.
thanks much….i would like to know about WHOM please
Thanks Alex ,you’re a good teacher .
Thanks Alex for your time ,God bless you .
Would you like milk or juice?
the question above why answer “I would rather drink milk” instead of “I would prefer drink juice”?
thanks alex i love your lessons
sir alex…..please give me a some tip???how to learn english quickly???? please reply…..
Great Alex,
Your style of teaching is effective and simple. Keep it up.
Hi alex ,thanks for u agreet lesson, can u send your email adress to hlep me in english writing.
Thank you for the lesson.
thank you alex, you are a good teacher
It ‘s very useful :D
ALEX, can you make a lesson about how to use “like
and such as”
HI Mr.Alex
Could tell us the differences between Just & Only ??? PLEASE ???
Thanks Alex you are good teacher.
thanks alot ALEX.you are agood teacher
can you explain the alternatives for Wish/If only, please? eg: She’d prefer to have travelled on her own. We’d rather you had taught that! :)
U R VERY ”
DA BOMB”
hello Mr.Alex i’m Imad from Morocco thank you so much for all. please could you teach us the differnce between “home” and “house”, we love you teacher. good bay
thanks teacher alex that was amasing a very good lesson god bless you
So bed, 1 out of 6! to me all ans is very very close. thks
Good morrning sir!Just to say that I appreciate the way you teach or explain some english grammar points.I followed in 2005 english courses at air force base in my country;according to you,what is the best way to improve my speaking or understanding?I know,my level is not bad(avanced level)but it is not enough for me.Take care sir!!!
God bless you Alex.
Thanks Alex. Really a nice lesson. Your lessons always give a very clear understanding and I really like them.
Alex, Could you please tell me the difference between the usage of earlier and early ? Thanks in advance.
Thank you, Alex a lot! Tis’ a good lesson to improve my speaking.
Might I ask you the following. Am I right to use a comma at the first sentence of my message here?
Would you be so kind as to make video about punctuation in writing English in such cases? … sometimes we’re writing letters by email, ordinary post … it can be confused in using commas.
It’s hard to do for me this test.I have to learn much more.But thanks for everythings.Have a good one Alex.
Thank you so much,the lesson was clearly and useful.
You explained very clearly. It’s easy to understand. Thanks a lot.
Hi Mr. Alex. How are you? How is your work? I am very fine both my self and work, but a little bite problem with Speaking and Listen in English. You know after I got your web-site from my friends, especially your lesson. Then I have went through. After that I have downloaded your lesson some and try to learn every night. It makes me better. Thanks! And now I keep download your lesson. Please, have a nice day! Good luck1
Hi Teacher Alex I’m Your New Student. Omer
This lesson is very helful. Thanks a lot.
Thank you, Alex, for the clear explanation!!!!!
It was a little hard lessen, i watched it twice till I completely understand .
Thank you Alex!
Thanks a lot! That was my first “step” with you and now I’m sure not the last one…Just keep it going!
Perfect explication.
I got bad point. 40 % oh…my god
Very helpful lesson Dear Alex. Take care
Questions designed are so tricky. I have got bad marks but, its really useful as i have learned how to use them correctly in the future. Thanx Mr.Alex for the lovely topic…
I will be looking forward to seeing more in the next coming weeks…….
Thank you teacher Alex for this lesson :)
I’ve just one question :
What is the difference between “would prefer” and “would rather” ?
Alex answered this question at somewhere above.
I really enjoyed this lesson! The explanation about rather was incredible then I have no doubt anymore. Thanks Alex!
In my work place I always use the sentence
Would you like to buy something?
X people that always come inside with out buy food or drinks:)
Hi, Adam. Recently I´ve found out your classes and I love them!. Thanks
Hello Adam,
Would you like to have a lesson about “would rather”?
Thanks.
I love your lessons.
Hello, Alex
thanks for your lessons, I appreciate them
I still have a doubt. Is it possible to use a noun or a pronoun after would rather?
instance: I’d rather you come with me/ Susan come with me.
thanks so much!
HelloAlex this is the first time i watched you lesson i really enjoy it and find it interesting to follow up the further lessons
Hi Alex can you give more examples with (rather) in different situation because there is many meaning.
excuse me about my bad English
thank you
this lesson is really helping me a lot.
thanks a lot adex
Thanks alex. Very very excellent
Thanks alex for this lesson, you are my favorite teacher, could you please explain to me the expression (rather than) and how to use it?
useful lesson, my English has been improve alot through all your lesson and the quiz , once again thx Alex, you are the man
I admire your pronunciation. it is very understanding
I’ve found out your other lessons. so I watched them over and over in order to learning well. I’ve finished them yet. They helped me to improve my english to become more better than past
I’d rather watch Alex’s lessons to learn english
I’d prefer watching Alex’s lessons to learn english
I’d prefer to watch Alex’s lessons to learn english
tons of thanks ALEX
Wow! I never realized the difference before. Great lesson Guru Alex!! And, Thanks engVid for having such a wonderful
team!
Thank you , it was good lesson
Thank you.
I understand it! Hurrah! Thank you Alex. Best wishes from London
thanks for the lesson
Hello, Alex. Can you explain why in “I __________ take my car than wait for the bus.” “would rather” is correct, fut but in “They ________ eating lunch now to eating it later.” itsn’t?
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what about would rather + s + v1 ? or + …. ?
And in case of I want to answer: “Yes, I would.” Can it be also: “Yes, I would rather.”?
3 mistakes lol but, thankyou alex!
Thanks Alex,
It was agreat and useful lesson.
Tanks Ms.Alex
very helpful
i got 60%
i do not recognize among them
Something difficult for me…
3/5 ?
Same to you..
Great lesson! Thanks Alex!
Thanks!
Great lesson, thank you very much!
l confused prefer in the first question. ı chose ‘prefer’ but answer is prefers.
thank you
thank you for teaching us a new lesson.
Thank you Mr. Alex.
Hi, although i know that lesson was done quite a long time ago, i decided to check my knowledge on “How to express preferences.”
I took the quiz before watching the video. I got the result that i hadn’t expected. Only 4/5. I made a mistake in question number 4. I’m pretty suprised, a bit confused and slightly disappointed at the same time.
However after watching the video, everything became clear enough. So it turned out that it was worth watching this rather a old lesson.
Thank you Alex for this strikingly good lesson.
Have a super sparkling day for everyone who reads this comment ;)
I watched this video twice on June 08, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got five correct out of 5.
5/5
well done,Alex
greeting from Kazakhstan o8 Dec2o21:)
I enjoyed the video but I got confused. According to another video on Youtube, “I would prefer reading books” is incorrect.
Isn’t the fourth test question wrong?