Prefer to vs prefer + ing
Do you prefer to eat out or cook at home?
Do you prefer eating out or cooking at home?
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Risposte · 2
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Hi,
Nico is correct. The verb "to prefer" can be followed by both the infinitive (to eat) or the -ing form of a verb (eating). Other verbs like this are "to like" or "to love" eg "I love swimming in the sea" and "I love to swim in the sea".
Some verbs can only be followed by the infinitive:
Want - I want to go shopping
Need - He needs to earn some money
Other verbs can only be followed by the -ing form of the verb:
Stop - He stopped shouting
Enjoy - I enjoy singing
This page provides some more information:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/beginner-grammar/verbs-followed-ing-or-infinitive-1
I hope this helps.
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Hi Aytan,
Both sound correct to me.
to eat out or to cook at home
eating out or cooking at home
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