better: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb better[ˈbetə], regular     

better not betterbetter?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I better
you better
he/she/it betters
we better
you better
they better

Present Continuous

I am bettering
you are bettering
he/she/it is bettering
we are bettering
you are bettering
they are bettering

Present Perfect

I have bettered
you have bettered
he/she/it has bettered
we have bettered
you have bettered
they have bettered

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been bettering
you have been bettering
he/she/it has been bettering
we have been bettering
you have been bettering
they have been bettering

Past Indefinite

I bettered
you bettered
he/she/it bettered
we bettered
you bettered
they bettered

Past Continuous

I was bettering
you were bettering
he/she/it was bettering
we were bettering
you were bettering
they were bettering

Past Perfect

I had bettered
you had bettered
he/she/it had bettered
we had bettered
you had bettered
they had bettered

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been bettering
you had been bettering
he/she/it had been bettering
we had been bettering
you had been bettering
they had been bettering

Future Indefinite

I will better
you will better
he/she/it will better
we will better
you will better
they will better

Future Continuous

I will be bettering
you will be bettering
he/she/it will be bettering
we will be bettering
you will be bettering
they will be bettering

Future Perfect

I will have bettered
you will have bettered
he/she/it will have bettered
we will have bettered
you will have bettered
they will have bettered

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been bettering
you will have been bettering
he/she/it will have been bettering
we will have been bettering
you will have been bettering
they will have been bettering

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't better
you don't better
he/she/it doesn't better
we don't better
you don't better
they don't better

Present Continuous

I am not bettering
you aren't bettering
he/she/it isn't bettering
we aren't bettering
you aren't bettering
they aren't bettering

Present Perfect

I haven't bettered
you haven't bettered
he/she/it hasn't bettered
we haven't bettered
you haven't bettered
they haven't bettered

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been bettering
you haven't been bettering
he/she/it hasn't been bettering
we haven't been bettering
you haven't been bettering
they haven't been bettering

Past Indefinite

I didn't better
you didn't better
he/she/it didn't better
we didn't better
you didn't better
they didn't better

Past Continuous

I wasn't bettering
you weren't bettering
he/she/it wasn't bettering
we weren't bettering
you weren't bettering
they weren't bettering

Past Perfect

I hadn't bettered
you hadn't bettered
he/she/it hadn't bettered
we hadn't bettered
you hadn't bettered
they hadn't bettered

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been bettering
you hadn't been bettering
he/she/it hadn't been bettering
we hadn't been bettering
you hadn't been bettering
they hadn't been bettering

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't better
you won't better
he/she/it won't better
we shan't / won't better
you won't better
they won't better

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be bettering
you won't be bettering
he/she/it won't be bettering
we shan't / won't be bettering
you won't be bettering
they won't be bettering

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have bettered
you won't have bettered
he/she/it won't have bettered
we shan't / won't have bettered
you won't have bettered
they won't have bettered

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been bettering
you won't have been bettering
he/she/it won't have been bettering
we shan't / won't have been bettering
you won't have been bettering
they won't have been bettering

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I better?
do you better?
does he/she/it better?
do we better?
do you better?
do they better?

Present Continuous

am I bettering?
are you bettering?
is he/she/it bettering?
are we bettering?
are you bettering?
are they bettering?

Present Perfect

have I bettered?
have you bettered?
has he/she/it bettered?
have we bettered?
have you bettered?
have they bettered?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been bettering?
have you been bettering?
has he/she/it been bettering?
have we been bettering?
have you been bettering?
have they been bettering?

Past Indefinite

did I better?
did you better?
did he/she/it better?
did we better?
did you better?
did they better?

Past Continuous

was I bettering?
were you bettering?
was he/she/it bettering?
were we bettering?
were you bettering?
were they bettering?

Past Perfect

had I bettered?
had you bettered?
had he/she/it bettered?
had we bettered?
had you bettered?
had they bettered?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been bettering?
had you been bettering?
had he/she/it been bettering?
had we been bettering?
had you been bettering?
had they been bettering?

Future Indefinite

will I better?
will you better?
will he/she/it better?
will we better?
will you better?
will they better?

Future Continuous

will I be bettering?
will you be bettering?
will he/she/it be bettering?
will we be bettering?
will you be bettering?
will they be bettering?

Future Perfect

will I have bettered?
will you have bettered?
will he/she/it have bettered?
will we have bettered?
will you have bettered?
will they have bettered?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been bettering?
will you have been bettering?
will he/she/it have been bettering?
will we have been bettering?
will you have been bettering?
will they have been bettering?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would better
you would better
he/she/it would better
we would better
you would better
they would better

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be bettering
you would be bettering
he/she/it would be bettering
we would be bettering
you would be bettering
they would be bettering

Conditional Perfect

I would have bettered
you would have bettered
he/she/it would have bettered
we would have bettered
you would have bettered
they would have bettered

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been bettering
you would have been bettering
he/she/it would have been bettering
we would have been bettering
you would have been bettering
they would have been bettering

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't better
you wouldn't better
he/she/it wouldn't better
we wouldn't better
you wouldn't better
they wouldn't better

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be bettering
you wouldn't be bettering
he/she/it wouldn't be bettering
we wouldn't be bettering
you wouldn't be bettering
they wouldn't be bettering

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have bettered
you wouldn't have bettered
he/she/it wouldn't have bettered
we wouldn't have bettered
you wouldn't have bettered
they wouldn't have bettered

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been bettering
you wouldn't have been bettering
he/she/it wouldn't have been bettering
we wouldn't have been bettering
you wouldn't have been bettering
they wouldn't have been bettering

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I better?
would you better?
would he/she/it better?
would we better?
would you better?
would they better?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be bettering?
would you be bettering?
would he/she/it be bettering?
would we be bettering?
would you be bettering?
would they be bettering?

Conditional Perfect

would I have bettered?
would you have bettered?
would he/she/it have bettered?
would we have bettered?
would you have bettered?
would they have bettered?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been bettering?
would you have been bettering?
would he/she/it have been bettering?
would we have been bettering?
would you have been bettering?
would they have been bettering?

Participles

Present

bettering

Past

bettered

Infinitives

Infinitives

to better
to have bettered
to be bettering
to have been bettering

Superlative and Comparative Forms of good[ɡud]     

Positive good
Comparative better
Superlative best

well[wel]     

Positive well
Comparative better
Superlative best
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