Present Simple VS Present Continuous
action verbs & stative verbs
Expressing preference with would rather
Expressing preferences and making comparisons with prefer and as...as
Vocabulary
100

My mother ___ (take) this pill twice a day for her headaches.

takes

100

I ___ (know) the answer to the question.

I know the answer to the question.

100

rather / I / basketball / would / play

I would rather play basketball.

100

dogs / he / prefers / cats / to

He prefers dogs to cats.

100

When two or more people meet each other, having arranged it before.

g _ _ - t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

get-together

200

Where ___ (you/live) ?

Where do you live?

200

We ___ (have) a party later today.

We are having a party later today.

200

something / sitcom / rather / would / serious / I / than / more / watch / a

I would rather watch something more serious than a sitcom.

200

rather / prefer / drive / walk / than / I / to

I prefer to walk rather than drive.

200

It means that you are very hungry.

s _ _ _ _ _ _ _

starving

300

The doctors ___ (perform) an operation at the moment.

The doctors are performing an operation at the moment.

300

Ugghh! This flower ___ (smell) bad.

smells

300

She / sitcom / watch / rather / a / would

She would rather watch a sitcom.

300

go / would / I / not / prefer / to / party / the / to 

I would prefer not to go to the party.

300

To arrange plates for a meal.

s _ _    t _ _    t _ _ _ _

set the table

400

A squirrel ___ (not rotate) its feet more than 180 degrees.

A squirrel doesn't rotate its feet more than 180 degrees.

400

Hector ___ (think) that English is easy.

Hector thinks that English is easy.

400

go / in / out / he / rather / or / ? / stay / would

Would he rather go out or stay in?

400

sleeping / to / early / up / she / waking / prefers / late

She prefers sleeping late to waking up early.

400

food that is cooked and sold by a restaurant or store to be eaten elsewhere.

t _ _ _ o _ _

take out

500

A dog ___ (steal) food from another dog now.

A dog is stealing food from another dog now.

500

My father ___ (not/own) a car.

My father doesn't own a car.

500

rather / watch / I / on / it / would / basketball / basketball / TV / than / play

I would rather play basketball than watch it on TV.

500

the / as / the / as / good / book / is / not / movie

The movie is not as good as the book.

500

an act of presenting a play or other form of entertainment

p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

performance

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