Positive degree | well |
Comparative degree | better |
Superlative degree | best |
Positive degree | good |
Comparative degree | better |
Superlative degree | best |
Positive degree | well |
Comparative degree | better |
Superlative degree | best |
Singular | Plural | |
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Common case | better | betters |
Possessive case | better's | betters' |
Basic forms | |
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Infinitive | better |
Past | bettered, *better'd |
Imperative | better |
Present Participle (Participle I) | bettering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | bettered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I better | we better |
you better | you better |
he/she/it betters | they better |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am bettering | we are bettering |
you are bettering | you are bettering |
he/she/it is bettering | they are bettering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have bettered | we have bettered |
you have bettered | you have bettered |
he/she/it has bettered | they have bettered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been bettering | we have been bettering |
you have been bettering | you have been bettering |
he/she/it has been bettering | they have been bettering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I bettered, *better'd | we bettered, *better'd |
you bettered, *better'd | you bettered, *better'd |
he/she/it bettered, *better'd | they bettered, *better'd |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was bettering | we were bettering |
you were bettering | you were bettering |
he/she/it was bettering | they were bettering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had bettered | we had bettered |
you had bettered | you had bettered |
he/she/it had bettered | they had bettered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been bettering | we had been bettering |
you had been bettering | you had been bettering |
he/she/it had been bettering | they had been bettering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will better | we shall/will better |
you will better | you will better |
he/she/it will better | they will better |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be bettering | we shall/will be bettering |
you will be bettering | you will be bettering |
he/she/it will be bettering | they will be bettering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have bettered | we shall/will have bettered |
you will have bettered | you will have bettered |
he/she/it will have bettered | they will have bettered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been bettering | we shall/will have been bettering |
you will have been bettering | you will have been bettering |
he/she/it will have been bettering | they will have been bettering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would better | we should/would better |
you would better | you would better |
he/she/it would better | they would better |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be bettering | we should/would be bettering |
you would be bettering | you would be bettering |
he/she/it would be bettering | they would be bettering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have bettered | we should/would have bettered |
you would have bettered | you would have bettered |
he/she/it would have bettered | they would have bettered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been bettering | we should/would have been bettering |
you would have been bettering | you would have been bettering |
he/she/it would have been bettering | they would have been bettering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am bettered | we are bettered |
you are bettered | you are bettered |
he/she/it is bettered | they are bettered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being bettered | we are being bettered |
you are being bettered | you are being bettered |
he/she/it is being bettered | they are being bettered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been bettered | we have been bettered |
you have been bettered | you have been bettered |
he/she/it has been bettered | they have been bettered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was bettered | we were bettered |
you were bettered | you were bettered |
he/she/it was bettered | they were bettered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being bettered | we were being bettered |
you were being bettered | you were being bettered |
he/she/it was being bettered | they were being bettered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been bettered | we had been bettered |
you had been bettered | you had been bettered |
he/she/it had been bettered | they had been bettered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be bettered | we shall/will be bettered |
you will be bettered | you will be bettered |
he/she/it will be bettered | they will be bettered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been bettered | we shall/will have been bettered |
you will have been bettered | you will have been bettered |
he/she/it will have been bettered | they will have been bettered |