In Past simple^x, Resume^x

Hello Goodman. «- I presume the "they" you refered to is the chefs, am I right?» Right, and I wondered what _you_ referred to with the "they" in your sentence... Now I see it were the take-outs! «2. But eating from a "box" an hour after it has been cooked is not...

Emily__ wrote: Hi, I found some recommended explanations, but I´m still a bit confused: 1. I´d rather you went. 2. You´d rather stay. (I suppose "´d" could be either "had" or "would".) Why there is past simple in 1 and present simple in 2? Thank you. It’s pouring outside. I’d rather...