HAD BETTER + infinitive = SHOULD + infinitive = OUGHT TO + infinitive

You had better be quiet here You should be quiet here You ought to be quiet here
You had better not argue with the boss. You should not argue with the boss You ought not to argue with the boss
We had better go We should go We ought to go
We had better not go We shouldn’t go We oughtn’t to go

REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING ‘HAD BETTER’ OR ‘SHOULD’ OR ‘OUGHT TO’

1. It’s time for you to go now.

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2. Bob ought to help us.
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3. I advise you to read more before the test!
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4. It is up to Bob to clean his room!
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5. Parents shouldn’t buy children too many toys.
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6. My boss will fire me if I come to work late once again.
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HAD BETTER + infinitive = SHOULD + infinitive = OUGHT TO + infinitive

You had better be quiet here You should be quiet here You ought to be quiet here
You had better not argue with the boss. You should not argue with the boss You ought not to argue with the boss
We had better go We should go We ought to go
We had better not go We shouldn’t go We oughtn’t to go

REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING ‘HAD BETTER’ OR ‘SHOULD’ OR ‘OUGHT TO’

1. It’s time for you to go now.

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2. Bob ought to help us.
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3. I advise you to read more before the test!
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4. It is up to Bob to clean his room!
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5. Parents shouldn’t buy children too many toys.
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6. My boss will fire me if I come to work late once again.
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