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better

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better

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Present:	bettering
Past:	bettered

Indicative of "better"

	Present	Past	Future
I	better	bettered	will better
you	better	bettered	will better
he/she	betters	bettered	will better
we	better	bettered	will better
you	better	bettered	will better
they	better	bettered	will better

Perfect of "better"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have bettered	had bettered	will have bettered
you	have bettered	had bettered	will have bettered
he/she	has bettered	had bettered	will have bettered
we	have bettered	had bettered	will have bettered
you	have bettered	had bettered	will have bettered
they	have bettered	had bettered	will have bettered

Imperative of "better"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	better	don't better
he/she	-	-
we	let's better	let's not better
you	better	don't better
they	-	-

Progressive of "better"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am bettering	was bettering	will be bettering
you	are bettering	were bettering	will be bettering
he/she	is bettering	was bettering	will be bettering
we	are bettering	were bettering	will be bettering
you	are bettering	were bettering	will be bettering
they	are bettering	were bettering	will be bettering

Perfect Progressive of "better"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering
you	have been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering
he/she	has been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering
we	have been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering
you	have been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering
they	have been bettering	had been bettering	will have been bettering

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