Question

I would rather you ---------- indoors. Fill in the blank using the most suitable option.

• A. won't smoke
• B. doesn't smoke
• C. don't smoke
• D. didn't smoke

Answer 1

Answer:

D. didn't smoke

The structure “would rather” is followed by the past tense when expressing a present or future preference about someone else’s action.

👉 Structure:

I would rather + subject + past tense

So the correct sentence is:

“I would rather you didn’t smoke indoors.”

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Other options explained:

• A) won’t smoke – future tense (not used after “would rather”)

• B) doesn’t smoke – incorrect tense (present)

• C) don’t smoke – wrong verb agreement for “you” in this structure