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Dear teachers,
You'd rather not go to the picnic, _____ you?
a. would b. had
The key is "a". No problem. But since "'d rather" can be "had rather" and "would rather", I think "b" is also correct. Is that right?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
As riquecohen says, you need to use context to figure it out.
You would rather = common
You had rather = not grammatical in current use.
However, I'd tag it with "wouldn't you" instead of "would you."
The statement is "You would [rather not]," so a negative tag is more natural. It's not "You [would not] rather. At least, that's how it works to my ears.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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