rather you left before vs rather you left

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Rather you left before' implies a comparison with a specific time or event in the past, while 'Rather you left' is a more general statement. The choice between the two depends on the specific situation you want to convey.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 595 views

rather you left before

This phrase is correct and can be used when comparing leaving at different times or events in the past.

This phrase is used when you want to express a preference for someone leaving at a specific time or event in the past compared to another time or event.

Examples:

I would rather you left before the argument started.
I would rather you left before the party ended.

Alternatives:

I would prefer if you had left before
I would have liked it if you left before

rather you left

This phrase is correct and is a more general statement expressing a preference for someone leaving.

This phrase is used when you want to express a preference for someone leaving without specifying a particular time or event.

Examples:

I would rather you left now.
I would rather you left the room.

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Let's just say I'd rather you left it alone.
So I think I'd rather you just left.
I'd really rather you just left me alone.
He must have been rather disappointed that you left before he could talk to you.
But if you rather I left, I understand.
Ma'am, if you'd rather I left too...
I understand if you would rather I left.
I got the distinct impression you rather like being left undone.
Or would you rather I'd left half of your miserable corpse behind?
I rather left you holding the baby, didn't I?
At a moment like this, I'm sure you'd rather be left alone, for reflection.
Why, would you rather I had left him over there alone?
You left us rather suddenly on your last visit.
You left some rather sizeable debts in America.
There's no one I'd rather see left up there without a horse than Stroud.
I mean, I left rather abruptly.
You know, nobody cares about your clinical trial or your sick, sick, terminal patients, who'd probably rather be left for dead.
You know, nobody cares about your clinical trial or your sick, sick, terminal patients, who'd probably rather be left for dead.
It had also demanded that the annex defining the various measures be reviewed under co-decision rather than left to the Commission acting on its own under supervision from a committee.
Finally, we do not agree that common initiatives undertaken by Member States in the field of foreign affairs should be totally taken over by the Commission rather than left to the Council.

Alternatives:

I would prefer if you left
I would have liked it if you left

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