1. We'd prefer you not to smoke.
-> We'd rather you didn't smoke.
2. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
-> He'd rather you paid him immediately.
3. No, please don't tell her.
-> I'd rather you didn't tell her.
4. Would you mind not smoking here ?
-> I'd rather you didn't smoke here.
5. I prefer staying at home to going out.
-> I'd rather you stayed at home to going out.
6. I don't really want to have lunch yet.
-> I'd rather you didn't have lunch yet.
7. I'd prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
-> I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.
8. She prefers Italian food to French food.
-> She'd rather have Italian food than French food.
9. I'd rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
-> I'd prefer to go out for a meal than stay at home.
11. I'd rather not see him tomorrow.
-> I don't want to see him tomorrow.
12. He prefers golf to tennis.
-> He'd rather played golf than played tennis.
13. I don't really want to visit the museum.
-> I'd rather not to visit the museum.
14. I'd rather you started work next week.
-> I'd prefer you to start work next week.
15. Please don't go there.
-> I'd rather you didn't go there now
16. I don't feel like spending another day at the beach.
-> I'd rather not spend another day at the beach
17. I'd rather you didn't phone me at work.
-> I'd prefer you not to phone me at work.
18. We'd rather you didn't smoke .
-> We'd prefer you not to smoke.
19. She doesn't usually stay up so late.
-> She's not used to staying up so late.
20. It's not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
-> I'm not used to sleeping in the afternoon