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HAD BETTER

We use HAD BETTER for specific situations or in cases when the advice emphasizes
negative consequences for the person.
HAD BETTER doesn't have a negative form itself. Instead, we use negative in
finitive.
ПРИМЕР: You'd better not touch the matches.
HAD BETTER is not used for questions, expect a tag one.
ПРИМЕР: You'd better clean the floor right now, hadn't you?

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