Would Rather Interrogative Form?

Affirmative : Subject + would rather + VI* + Object + than + VI + Object. Negative: Subject + would rather + not + VI* + Object + than + VI + Object. Interrogative: Would + subject + rather + VI* + Object + than + VI + Object?

Which form of verb is used after would rather?

Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to, whereas prefer requires to + infinitive. Would rather (but not would prefer to) is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning.

Would rather infinitive or gerund?

I would rather ('I prefer', 'I would prefer') is used as a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by the infinitive (without 'to') when its subject is the same as the subject of the next verb. This happens when we talk about what we would prefer to do. I would rather (or I'd rather) stay with you.