I'd rather go home.
I'd better go home.
Are example sentences above correct? If so, do they carry different meanings?
Are my understandings of the following sentences correcct?
Even though I'd rather go home and I'd better go home are both in the form of past tense, they still can be used in present situation.
eg.
Tomorrow, I'd rather to go home after the party.
Tomorrow, I'd better to go home after the party.
Thank you.
What does the underlined part mean?
A rare occurrence - I do not agree with bhai. Technically, I'd (I had) [better] is past tense and, for many people, would is the past-tense form of will. Whatever you feel about would, neither would [rather] nor had [better] is a present-tense form.They are not in past tense.
"Tomorrow, I'd rather [STRIKE]to [/STRIKE]go home after the party." "Tomorrow, I'd better [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] go home after the party."
These are present tense referring to the future and they would be more natural with "tomorrow" at the end.
In the US, "I'd rather" is "I would rather" not "I had rather," at least in my experience. I tried to find a reputable site that told me that I was wrong or that I was right, and didn't get that far.
It's the same in BrE.In the US, "I'd rather" is "I would rather" not "I had rather,"