| 26.3.2 El infinitivo con expresiones idiomáticas |
Con algunas expresiones idiomáticas no se utiliza la preposición to al añadir un infinitivo.
| Expresiones con infinitivo sin to | |
| he had better ... | le convendría... |
| he had best ... | le convendría... |
| he had/would rather ... | preferiría ... |
| he would sooner ... | preferiría ... |
| he would (just) as soon ... | tanto le gustaría...como |
| he couldn't (help) but ... | no podía de otra manera ... |
| Ejemplos | |
| He had better go by bus; the weather is too bad to go by bike. | 
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| She had best stay at home, she is too ill to go to work. |
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| We had/would rather go to the theatre. |
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| They would sooner sell their house than borrow money. |
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| She would (just) as soon read a good book as go for a walk. |
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| He couldn't (help) but laugh. |
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