Non-finite forms of the verb

9. “used to” dan keyin “to” siz infinitive ishlatiladi, to be used to = to get used to dan keyin esa gerund ishlatiladi: He was used to smoke. U chekishga odatlangan edi. He is used to smoking now. Hozirda u chekishga odatlangan. He is used to driving on the left. U chap tarafdan mashina haydashga odatlanib qolgan.
10. Prefer – (afzal ko’rmoq) fe’lidan keyin umumiy holatda “to” li infinitive ham Gerund ham ishlatilaveradi. Ko’p hollarda prefer dan keyin “to” li infinitive ning ishlatilishi odat tusiga kirgan: I don’t like cities. I prefer to live in the country = I prefer living in the country. Menga shaharlar yoqmaydi. Men qishloqda yashashni yoqtiraman.
Lekin: Prefer … to … (…-ga qaraganda …-ni afzal deb bilmoq) birikmasi orasida hamisha 2 ta Gerund ishlatiladi: I prefer staying at home to going out at nights. Men kechqurunlari tashqariga chiqishdan uyda o’tirishni afzal deb bilaman.
11. Prefer … rather than … (…dan ko’ra …-ni afzal deb bilmoq) birikmasida esa Prefer so’zidan keyin “to” li infinitive, “rather than” so’zidan keyin esa “to”siz infinitive ishlatiladi: I prefer to live in the country rather than live in a city. Men shaharda yashashdan ko’ra qishloqda yashashni afzal deb bilaman.
12. Would prefer birikmasidan keyin hamisha “to”li infinitive ishlatiladi. Bu birikma asosan ma’lum bir maxsus vaziyatlardagina ishlatiladi. Umumiy holatlar uchun ishlatilmaydi: Would you prefer to drink tea or coffee? Choy ichishni afzal ko’rasizmi yoki kofe?
Lekin: Would prefer … rather than … (…-dan ko’ra …-ni afzal deb bilmoq) birikmasida Would prefer so’zidan keyin “to”li infinitive ishlatiladi, rather than so’zidan keyin esa “to”siz infinitive ishlatiladi: I would prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema. Men bugun kechqurun kinoga borishdan ko’ra uyda o’tirishni afzal deb bilardim.
13. Would rather va would sooner (yaxshisi) birikmalaridan keyin “to”siz infinitive ishlatiladi: I would rather go by car to the office. Men yaxshisi idoraga mashinada boraman. Would you rather drink tea or coffee? Choy ichganingiz yaxshimi yoki kofe? I would rather not go out this evening. Men yaxshisi bugun kechqurun tashqariga chiqmayman.