Subjunctive.
to be:
Present affirmative:
I be / you be / he, she, it be / we be / you be / they be
Present negative:
I not be / you not be / he, she, it not be / we not be / you not be / they not be
Past affirmative (negative):
I were (not) / you were (not) / he, she, it were (not) / we were (not) / you were (not) / they were (not)
to come:
Present affirmative:
I come / you come / he, she, it come / we come / you come / they come
Present negative:
I not come / you not come / he, she, it not come / we not come / you not come / they not come
Past affirmative:
I came / you came / he, she, it came / we came / you came / they came
Past negative:
I didn't come / you didn't come / he, she, it didn't come / we didn't come / you didn't come / they didn't come
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You can use any subjunctive after would rather or would prefer.
I would [rather / prefer] (that) he [go / not go / went / didn't go] to meet Mr. Brown.
I would [rather / prefer] (that) my husband [come / not come / came / did not come] with me for a holiday.
The Pentagon would [rather / prefer] (that) the plan [be / not be / were / were not] considered together with war funding.
He would [rather / prefer] (that) she [stop / stopped] calling him "Pacman".
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I have no scientific evidence for it, but I believe the present subjunctive tenses occur more often with prefer, and the past subjunctive tenses occur more often with rather. Nevertheless, you will hear these in various combinations almost indiscriminately.
CJ