Negative form

Examples:

a. You had better not watch a lot of TV when you have exams.
b. He had better not play videogames when you are studying.
c. We had better not call him to go out when he is studying.

Note: There is no contraction for had better and not.

Contraction forms

Audio 22

I had better		I’d better
You had better		you’d better
He had better		He’d better
She had better		She’d better
It had better		It’d better
We had better		we’d better
They had better		they’d better

Very Important:

The interrogative form with “had better” is not used. You can use the modal “should” to make questions.

Exercise 1
(éksersais uán)

Read these sentences about Robert’s life routines. What should he do in each case?
(rid diis séntenses abáut róberts láifs rutíns. uát shuld ji do in ich kéis?)

a. He has the neediness of speaking fluent English.
     He should use Skype to practice with an English teacher.

b. His car is crushed.
   

c. His room is sloppy.
   

d. He has racked up many points in the casino.
   

e. His new CD has scratches.
   

f. He has the anxiety of meeting his online friend.