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WOULD RATHER / WOULD SOONER

WOULD RATHER
WOULD SOONER

Would rather/sooner has a meaning similar to would prefer and can be followed by a bare infinitive or by a clause with the past subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive. There is no difference in meaning between would rather and would sooner, but would rather is more common.

WOULD RATHER / WOULD SOONER + bare infinitive

conditionals
infinitive
WOULD
WOULD RATHER
WOULD SOONER

Would rather/sooner is followed by a bare infinitive if the subject of would rather/sooner is the same as the doer of the action expressed by the following verb.

WOULD RATHER / WOULD SOONER + clause

clauses
conditionals
WOULD
WOULD RATHER
WOULD SOONER

Would rather/sooner is followed by a clause if the subject of would rather/sooner is different from the doer of the action expressed by the following verb.