Transitive and intransitive verbs (o’timli va o’timsiz fe’llar)

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.