I’d rather you ________ at home tonight.

• শূন্যস্থানে সঠিক উত্তর হবে - stayed.
- সাধারণত Would rather এর পরে Verb এর Present form হয়।
- যেমন - e: I would rather die than let you go.

• কিন্তু subject + would rather এবং এরপরে যদি আরেকটি subject আসে, তাহলে verb এর past indefinite অথবা past perfect tense হয়।
- যেমন -
• I would rather you + the simple past - is a sentence structure you can use to express your preference about what somebody does in a specific present or future event.
Example: I would rather you didn’t go to the party this weekend; you have exams next week.

• I would rather you + the past perfect - is a sentence structure that allows you to express your preference over a situation that occurred in the past.
Example: I would rather you hadn’t called him and told him I was late.

- যেহেতু, প্রশ্ন প্রদত্ত বাক্যে, I’d rather you এরপর দ্বিতীয় subject হিসাবে you এসেছে। তাই verb এর simple past form হবে।
Complete sentence: I’d rather you stayed at home tonight.