Had better Its time

A. Had better (Id better/youd better etc.) Id better do something= it is advisable to do it, there will be a problem or A danger:
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I have to meet Ann in ten minutes. Id better go now or Ill be late.

Had better negative Id better not (= I had better not.) , Are you going out tonight? Id better not. Ive got a lot to do.

Remember that, had better (usually I had better / youd better) Had past tense had better present future past tense , Id better go to the bank now/tomorrow. We say I better do (not to do). B .Had better and should Had better should Had better should . It might rain.Wed better take an umbrella. (not Wed better to take) Id better phone Carol, hadnt I?

Its late. Youd better go. You should go .(a specific situation) Youre always at home. You should go out more often. (in general not had better go) Also, with had better, there is always a danger or problem if you dont follow the advice. Should only means it is a good thing to do . Compare Its a great film. You should go and see it . (but no problem if you dont ) The film starts at 8:30 . Youd better go now or youll be late. C . You can say its time (for somebody ) to etc , Its time to go home./its time for us to go home . But you can also say , past tense went present tense , Its time oclock and hes stay in bed. Its time he got up (not its time he gets up ) to criticise or complain , It is time the children were in bed. Its long after their bedtime. If criticism stronger its about time , Jack is a great talker. But its about time he did something instead of just talking. Its late .Its time we went home.