UNIT 7 BEHIND THE WHEEL P. 125 FUTURE 4 Future English for Results 4 - Pearson /Longman Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT, MS Houston Community College, School of Continuing Education

Unit 7 p. 128 WOULD RATHER & WOULD PREFER TO EXPRESS PREFERENCES RULES: Both express preference WOULD RATHER + base form of the verb When comparing two (2) nouns, use THAN between the nouns. I would rather buy a compact than a full-size car. Would you rather buy a compact than a full-size car? WOULD PREFER + infinitive or gerund When comparing two (2) nouns, use TO between the nouns. I would prefer to buy a small car to a full-size car. Would you prefer to buy a small car to a full-size car? I would prefer buying a small car to a full-size car. Would you prefer buying a small car to a full-size car? Unit 7 p. 128 WOULD RATHER & WOULD PREFER TO EXPRESS PREFERENCES

Unit 7, p. 140 PAST PERFECT STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS RULES: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB Use it to talk about two different events in the past One event ends before the second one happens Had she started to slow down when she saw Frank’s car? Frank hadn’t noticed the car coming from the opposite direction when he started to make his turn. What comes FIRST? What comes SECOND? Nora had started to slow down when she saw Frank’s car. Frank hadn’t noticed the car coming when he started to make his turn Karen had left before Sue arrived. Had he turned the corner when she saw the accident? Unit 7, p. 140 PAST PERFECT STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS