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Sort every tile before checking your answers.","Had better: sort forms, time and advice","Practise had better by sorting forms, negatives, contractions and time references, then distinguish general advice from warnings about specific problems.",2,"word_sort",[13,36,59,81,104],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"blanks":18,"payload":19},"01a0e1ab-dadc-765e-a55d-8d2e24028975","Sort these affirmative sentences by whether the had better verb form is correct.",0,"Every subject takes had better followed by the base verb: neither had nor the following verb changes for he or she. Do not add to. For example: Our neighbour had better get a new key.",[],{"items":20,"categories":35},[21,24,27,29,31,33],{"text":22,"category":23},"He had better leave soon.","Correct form",{"text":25,"category":26},"We had better to hurry.","Incorrect form",{"text":28,"category":23},"I had better take a taxi.",{"text":30,"category":26},"She has better study tonight.",{"text":32,"category":23},"She had better call the office.",{"text":34,"category":26},"He had better checks the address.",[23,26],{"id":37,"sentenceTemplate":38,"displayOrder":39,"explanation":40,"blanks":41,"payload":42},"01a0e1ab-dadc-76b6-a55d-8d2e24ace03b","Sort these attempts to give negative advice into correct and incorrect negative forms.",1,"Negative advice uses subject + had better not + base verb. Not follows better; do not build this negative with do or does. For example: With that sore throat, you had better not sing.",[],{"items":43,"categories":58},[44,47,50,52,54,56],{"text":45,"category":46},"We had better not rush.","Correct negative form",{"text":48,"category":49},"You had not better spend it all.","Incorrect negative form",{"text":51,"category":46},"She had better not drive tonight.",{"text":53,"category":49},"He doesn't had better lift that.",{"text":55,"category":49},"They don't had better shout.",{"text":57,"category":46},"I had better not forget the map.",[49,46],{"id":60,"sentenceTemplate":61,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":62,"blanks":63,"payload":64},"01a0e1ab-dadc-76ee-a55d-8d2e2577adc1","Sort the advice by whether the action is still possible or belongs to the completed past.","Had better recommends an action now or later, despite containing had. Should have plus a past participle looks back at what was advisable before now.",[],{"items":65,"categories":80},[66,69,72,74,76,78],{"text":67,"category":68},"You'd better ring Eva tonight.","Had better: now or later",{"text":70,"category":71},"I should have brought a towel.","Should have: past regret",{"text":73,"category":68},"We'd better leave early tomorrow.",{"text":75,"category":71},"We should have left earlier.",{"text":77,"category":68},"He'd better dry his wet shoes now.",{"text":79,"category":71},"She should have booked yesterday.",[68,71],{"id":82,"sentenceTemplate":83,"displayOrder":84,"explanation":85,"blanks":86,"payload":87},"01a0e1ab-dadc-7722-a55d-8d2e2595fc90","Sort the sentences by the full word represented by ’d in each contraction.",3,"Before better plus a base verb, ’d means had. In would like and would love, it means would. Informal speech sometimes omits had from had better, but the full or contracted form is suitable in formal contexts.",[],{"items":88,"categories":103},[89,92,95,97,99,101],{"text":90,"category":91},"We'd better leave a message.","’d = had",{"text":93,"category":94},"We'd like a message.","’d = would",{"text":96,"category":91},"She'd better read the notice.",{"text":98,"category":94},"She'd love to read it.",{"text":100,"category":91},"I'd better check the bill.",{"text":102,"category":94},"I'd like to pay the bill.",[91,94],{"id":105,"sentenceTemplate":106,"displayOrder":107,"explanation":108,"blanks":109,"payload":110},"01a0e1ab-dadc-7752-a55d-8d2e261574bf","Sort these situations by whether they call for general advice with should or a warning about a particular problem with had better.",4,"Advice about a useful habit can use should. An immediate risk in a particular situation can call for stronger had better advice. Should is also possible for a particular problem if the speaker wants a softer tone; these columns classify the situations, not the only grammatical wording.",[],{"items":111,"categories":126},[112,115,118,120,122,124],{"text":113,"category":114},"A healthy habit for every day","General advice: useful habits",{"text":116,"category":117},"The last train leaves in two minutes","Strong warning: particular problem",{"text":119,"category":114},"A good way to study throughout the year",{"text":121,"category":117},"Your bag is about to fall into the river",{"text":123,"category":114},"A useful routine for saving money",{"text":125,"category":117},"Smoke is coming from your toaster",[114,117],"\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_4ba34360-35b5-4696-bc0d-6634e518860a_hero.webp?v=1790492531",{"title":129,"slug":130,"language":131,"level":132},"Had Better: Advice and Warnings","had-better-advice-and-warnings","en","B1"]