I'd rather you give to me your honest opinion vs I'd rather you gave me your honest opinion

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first phrase 'I'd rather you give to me your honest opinion' is in the present simple tense, while the second phrase 'I'd rather you gave me your honest opinion' is in the past simple tense. The choice between them depends on whether you are referring to a present or past situation.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 768 views

I'd rather you give to me your honest opinion

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is in the present simple tense.

This phrase is used when you want to express a preference for someone to give you their honest opinion in the present moment.

Show examples from the web [+]

Okay, I am not leaving until you give me your honest opinion.
So please give me your honest opinion.
Give me your honest opinion without the slightest hint of fear or manipulation.
You don't care enough about me to give me your honest opinion?
Give me your honest tactical evaluation of that plan.
- I want your honest opinion.
I want to hear your honest opinion about Hungary.
You gave her your honest opinion.
I would appreciate your honest opinion.
Actually, she's marrying him. I just wanted your honest opinion.
Well, then, Jane, your honest opinion.
I just want to know your honest opinion about Sammy.
Miss Kubelik, I would like your honest opinion.
Actually, she's marrying him. I just wanted your honest opinion.
We need to find him now. Seriously, Julio, I want your honest opinion.
I'd like an honest opinion on my book.
Mrs Stanley, your honest opinion?
Wait, can I ask you your honest opinion?
Todd, Charlie, I want your honest opinion, okay?
Look, I don't get a lot of women in here. What's your honest opinion of these drapes?

Alternatives:

I'd rather you give me your honest opinion
I'd prefer if you gave me your honest opinion

I'd rather you gave me your honest opinion

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the past simple tense.

This phrase is used when you want to express a preference for someone to have given you their honest opinion in the past.

Show examples from the web [+]

So please give me your honest opinion.
Okay, I am not leaving until you give me your honest opinion.
Give me your honest opinion without the slightest hint of fear or manipulation.
You gave her your honest opinion.
You gave me an honest opinion.
You don't care enough about me to give me your honest opinion?
Give me your honest tactical evaluation of that plan.
- I want your honest opinion.
I want to hear your honest opinion about Hungary.
I would appreciate your honest opinion.
Actually, she's marrying him. I just wanted your honest opinion.
Well, then, Jane, your honest opinion.
I just want to know your honest opinion about Sammy.
Miss Kubelik, I would like your honest opinion.
Actually, she's marrying him. I just wanted your honest opinion.
Maybe if you gave me a hint, I'd know what I was looking for.
If you gave me a tip, I'd listen.
I'd accept full responsibility for all my actions, but let's face it, you gave me hormones.
I lived on the money you gave me as a sword for hire... knowing that, one day, I'd surrender my life to you.
I'd appreciate it if you gave me a heads-up if there was a problem.

Alternatives:

I'd rather you give me your honest opinion
I'd prefer if you gave me your honest opinion

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

I'd rather you give to me your honest opinion vs I'd rather you gave me your honest opinion