Had better – It’s time ___
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Exercise 1
Read the situations and write sentences with had better or had better not. Use the words in
brackets.
1) You're going out for a walk with Tom. It looks as if it might rain. You say to Tom:
(an umbrella) We ________
2) Oliver has just cut himself. Ifs a bad cut. You say to him:
(a plaster) ________
3) You and Kate plan to go to a restaurant this evening. Ifs a popular restaurant. You say to
Kate:
(reserve) We ________
4) Rebecca doesn't look very well this morning- not well enough to go to work. You say to
her:
(work) ________
5) You received your phone bill four weeks ago, but you haven't paid it yet. If you don't pay
soon, you could be in trouble. You say to yourself:
(pay) ________
6) You want to ask your boss something, but he's very busy and you know he doesn't like to
be disturbed. You say to a colleague:
(disturb) I ________
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Exercise 2
Put in hadbetter where suitable. If hadbetter is not suitable, use should .
1) I have an appointment in ten minutes. I ________ go now or I'll be late.
2) It's a great film. You ________ go and see it. You'll really like it.
3) You ________ set your alarm. You'll never wake up on time if you don't.
4) When people are driving, they ________ keep their eyes on the road.
5) I'm glad you came to see us. You ________ come more often.
6) She'll be upset if we don't invite her to the party, so we ________ invite her.
7) These biscuits are delicious. You ________ try one.
8) I think everybody ________ learn a foreign language.
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Exercise 3
Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need only one word, sometimes two.
1) a I have a toothache. I'd better ________ to the dentist.
b John is expecting you to phone him. You ________ better phone him now.
c 'Shall I leave the window open?' 'No, you'd better ________ it.'
d We'd better leave as soon as possible, ________ we?
2) a It's time the government ________ something about the problem.
b It's time something ________ about the problem.
c I think it's about time you ________ about other people instead of only thinking about
yourself.
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Exercise 4
Read the situations and write sentences with It's time (somebody did something).
1) You think the oil in the car needs to be changed. It hasn't been changed for a long time.
It’s time we ________
2) You haven't had a holiday for a very long time. You need one now.
It's time I ________
3) You're sitting on a train waiting for it to leave the station. It's already five minutes late.
________
4) You enjoy having parties. You haven't had one for a long time.--------------
5) The company you work for has been badly managed for a long time. You think some
changes should be made.
6) Andrew has been doing the same job for the last ten years. He should try something else.
