This is Everyday Grammar. I'm Kaveh.
欢迎收看《每日语法》栏目，我是卡维。
And I'm Lucija. There are many ways to express preference.
我是露西佳。表达偏好有许多方法。
Yes, you can use Prefer, Would prefer and Would rather.
没错，你可以使用Prefer, Would prefer和Would rather等词。
Prefer talks about general likes, dislikes and what we want.
Prefer谈论的是一般的喜欢、不喜欢和我们想要的东西。
I prefer tea over coffee.
我更喜欢茶，而不是咖啡。
I prefer sitting next to a window.
我更喜欢坐在窗边。
The expression Would prefer and Would rather are more specific.
Would prefer和Would rather的表达更明确。
Often they can also be interchangeable.
它们通常可以互换。
I would rather see a movie today.
我更喜欢今天去看电影。
I would prefer to see a movie today.
我今天更喜欢看电影。

Notice how Would rather is used in this sentence:
注意Would rather在这个句子中如何使用：
I would rather go to the party than read my book.
与看书相比，我更喜欢参加派对。
Here the simple form of the verb follows would rather and than.
这里，Would rather和than后面接动词原形。
Also if the verb is the same, it usually is not repeated after than.
如果动词相同，than后面的动词通常省略。
Notice that Would rather is used with than, while Would prefer would be used with...rather than!
注意，Would rather与than一起使用，而Would prefer与Rather than一起使用！
Exactly! Also, the contraction for "I would rather" or "I would prefer" is "I'd rather" and "I'd prefer".
没错！而且“I would rather”和“I would prefer”的缩写形式分别是“I'd rather”和“I'd prefer”。
I'd prefer to see a movie rather than go to a restaurant.
我宁愿看电影也不愿去餐馆。
I'd rather see a movie than go to a restaurant.
我宁愿看电影也不愿去餐馆。
To form the past tense use Would rather have+past participle.
它们的过去式是Would rather have+past participle。
Like, I'd rather have gone to the movie last night.
比如，昨晚我宁愿去看电影。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的全部内容。