| Present "better" | I | better | |
| Present Continuous "better" | I | am bettering | |
| Simple past "better" | I | bettered | |
| Past Continuous "better" | I | was bettering | |
| Present perfect "better" | I | have bettered | |
| Present perfect continuous "better" | I | have been bettering | |
| Past perfect "better" | I | had bettered | |
| Past perfect continuous "better" | I | had been bettering | |
| Future "better" | I | will better | |
| Future continuous "better" | I | will be bettering | |
| Future perfect "better" | I | will have bettered | |
| Future perfect continuous "better" | I | will have been bettering |