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Zorluk: OrtaVerbs, Tenses, and Aspect

Complete the sentence below by providing the correct past form of the verb in brackets to express preference regarding another person's action.

Cevap:During the commission's hearing, the chief investigator stated that he would rather the committee 【deferred】 (defer) its final announcement until the audit report was published.

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deferred
The simple past verb form 'deferred' correctly completes the unreal past structure required after the expression 'would rather' when followed by a nominal clause subject.

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1
Analyze the main clause structure containing the expression 'would rather'.
The phrase 'would rather' is followed by a distinct subject ('the committee').
In English grammar, when 'would rather' is followed by a different subject plus a clause, the verb in that clause must be in the simple past tense (unreal past) to convey preference.
2
Inflect the base verb 'defer' into its simple past tense form.
The correct past form of 'defer' is 'deferred'.
The rule for 'would rather + subject' requires a simple past verb form regardless of present or future reference.

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Unreal Past Tense with 'would rather'
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