<h2 class="western"><span><span>Had Better</span></span></h2>
<p><span><span><span>"Had better" is most commonly used to make </span></span></span><span><span><span><em><strong>recommendations</strong></em></span></span></span><span><span><span>. It can also be </span></span></span><span><span><span><em><strong>used to express desperate </strong></em></span></span></span><span><span><em><strong>hope as well as warn people.</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Examples:</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>You</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>had better</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>take your umbrella with you today.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span><strong>recommendation</strong></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span>That bus</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>had better</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>get here soon!</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span>desperate hope</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span>You</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>had better</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>watch the way you talk to me in the future!</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span><strong>warning</strong></span></span></em> </p>
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<p><span><span><span>Modal Use</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>2. = Past   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>3. = Future</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>2. = Past   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>3. = Future</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Also use:</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>had better</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>recommendation</strong></span></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span><span>1. SHIFT TO "SHOULD" OR "OUGHT TO"</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br />People should unplug toasters before they clean them.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD HAVE" OR "OUGHT TO HAVE"</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br />You should have unplugged the toaster before you tried to clean it.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>3. You had better unplug the toaster before you try to clean it.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>1. SHIFT TO "SHOULD" OR "OUGHT TO"</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br />People shouldn't clean toasters without unplugging them first.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>2. SHIFT TO "SHOULD HAVE" OR "OUGHT TO HAVE"</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br />You shouldn't have cleaned the toaster without unplugging it first. 3. You had better not clean the toaster until you unplug it.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>should,<br />ought to</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>had better</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>desperate hope,</strong></span></span></span></em><span><span><span><em><strong><br /></strong></em></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>warning</strong></span></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span><span>The movie had better end soon.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>They had better be here before we start dinner.</span></span></span></p>
<p><em><span><span><span>Desperate hopes and warnings usually refer to the near future.</span></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span><span>They had better not be late.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>They had better not forget Tom's birthday gift.</span></span></span></p>
<p><em><span><span><span>Desperate hopes and warnings usually refer to the near future.</span></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span><span>had better</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>desperate hope,</strong></span></span></span></em><span><span><span><em><strong><br /></strong></em></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>warning</strong></span></span></span></em></p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"><strong><span><span><span>"Had better"</span></span></span></strong><span><span><span><strong> </strong></span></span></span><span><span><span>is often simply pronounced as</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><strong><span><span><span>"better"</span></span></span></strong><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><span>in spoken English.</span></span></span></span></p>