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Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
would rather, had better.....
Hi, I am new here. Hope my question doesn't look too stupid to you all.
I know that "had better" is not a past form. (e.g. You had better think about it) But what if I really want to express this in a past situation. What should I write? And how about "would rather". Thanks.
I know that "had better" is not a past form. (e.g. You had better think about it) But what if I really want to express this in a past situation. What should I write? And how about "would rather". Thanks.
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Welcome to English Forums, Joey_five! "had better" has no past form. For this reason you have to use the past of one of its equivalents.
- Welcome to English Forums, Joey_five!
- "had better" has no past form.
- For this reason you have to use the past of one of its equivalents.
- You had better think about it is like You would do better to think about it .
- So the past can be expressed as You would have done better to think about it .
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Welcome to English Forums, Joey_five!
"had better" has no past form. For this reason you have to use the past of one of its equivalents.
You had better think about it is like You would do better to think about it.
So the past can be expressed as You would have done better to think about it.
You had better think about it is also like
"had better" has no past form. For this reason you have to use the past of one of its equivalents.
You had better think about it is like You would do better to think about it.
So the past can be expressed as You would have done better to think about it.
You had better think about it is also like
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can you please give me some more examples of sentences about the past form of had better?
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Anonymouscan you please give me some more examples of sentences about the past form of had better?You try to write some, and we'll comment on them.
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