prefer既可以加不定式也可以很动名词，跟不定式是指将来动作。He prefer s to go shopping next week.跟动名词表示经常性习惯性动作He prefer s reading.

prefer A toB

比起B更喜欢A

如I prefer apples to bananas.比起香蕉我更喜欢苹果。其中AB也可以是动名词。

prefer to do rather than do固定结构。意思是宁愿做某事不愿做某事例如I prefer to help her rather than give her money.我宁愿帮她也不愿给她钱。

还可用作prefer sb. to do sth 宁愿某人做某事构成宾语，宾语补足语的复合宾语结构。 I prefer Tom to come here today.