Preferences using “to”

What did you prefer? I prefer dogs to cats as pets.

Use the gerund (ing form) as an activity I prefer riding my bike to running outside. I prefer sleeping to watching TV.

More examples…

She prefers cooking to ordering delivery.

My family prefers staying in a hotel to staying in a hostel.

I prefer using JavaScript to Python.

What do you prefer doing?

I prefer knitting to solving Rubik's cubes.

Tell me, what do you prefer doing to relax or have fun?

• I prefer watching movies and series to going outside.
• I prefer swimming to running.
• I prefer reading to sleeping.
• I prefer playing videogames to checking my social media.

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