okhethwayo in English:

He preferred studying at night.

When she was young, she preferred coffee to Japanese tea.

Perhaps you would have preferred a French dish.

I worked hard to get into my preferred school.

We told our bus guide that we preferred to go shopping.

Tennis is my preferred sport.

For other test materials 80 % ethanol/water is preferred for induction and acetone for challenge.

It was so lovely a day that I preferred to walk.

Was your mock exam score this time within the pass range for your preferred school?

I preferred baseball to football in my childhood.

I preferred wearing my Hawaiian T-shirt and green shorts to be cool and different, but I quickly got used to the white shirt and black slacks.

I didn't want to go; I preferred to stay home, enjoying my solitude.