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No, it is not correct to use “better + verb.”
It is correct to use “had better + verb.”
The base forms of verbs are used after the phrase had better, which acts exactly like the modal verb should, to suggest a required or desirable action.
Examples:
It is correct to use “had better + verb.”
The base forms of verbs are used after the phrase had better, which acts exactly like the modal verb should, to suggest a required or desirable action.
Examples:
- “You [had better][should] clean this room up before your father gets home.”
- “I think we [had better][should] go home soon.”
- “You [had better][should] hurry. The train leaves at three.”
- “You [had better][should] not delay. Do it right now.”
- “Since it is snowing heavily, I think you [had better][should] stay home.”