would rather you spend/spent

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would rather you spend/spent

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While doctors would rather you spend your money on a balanced diet for your nutritional needs, that doesn’t stop people from buying supplements such as vitamin C, iron and calcium. In a July 2020 survey by Rakuten Insight, more than half of Singaporeans (53 per cent, to be exact) from ages 25 to 44 took dietary supplements.

Should it be "would rather you spent" instead?

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Re: would rather you spend/spent

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