Form
| Type | Pattern | Example |
|---|
| Short adjectives/adverbs | comparative + and + comparative | It's getting colder and colder. |
| Long adjectives/adverbs | more and more + adjective | It's getting more and more difficult. |
| Decrease | less and less + adjective | It's getting less and less crowded. |
| Irregular | better and better, worse and worse | My English is getting better and better. |
Use
To show a continuous or gradual change. It usually goes with get, become, grow and with the continuous tenses.
Spelling
- Double the consonant: big → bigger, hot → hotter, thin → thinner.
- y → ier: easy → easier, scary → scarier.
Watch out
- Never mix more with -er:
more and more easier → easier and easier. - With quantities: more and more cars, less and less time.
En español
Repetir el comparativo expresa un cambio gradual: cada vez más… (colder and colder, more and more interesting). Con adjetivos cortos usa -er and -er; con largos, more and more; para disminución, less and less.
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