English grammar
Better and better / more and more
Say how you're feeling compared to before.
From the scene I'm better than yesterday
In short
Repeat the comparative with and for a slow change: better and better. With long adjectives, use more and more.
Your turn
Which one goes with bad → worse?
Options: worse (not "more bad") · better than yesterday · better and better
Show answer
bad → worse → worse (not "more bad")
How it works
To show a gradual change, repeat the comparative with and: better and better, worse and worse.
Good to know
With longer adjectives use more and more + adjective: more and more normal.
Good to know
Good and bad are irregular (better, worse): say better and better, never "more and more good".
comparing two days better than yesterday
Javi
Yes, I'm better than yesterday.
Sí, estoy mejor que ayer.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, I'm (blank).
Options: worse · better and better · better than yesterday
Show answer
Javi
Yes, I'm better than yesterday.
Sí, estoy mejor que ayer.
bad → worse worse (not "more bad")
Javi
That's getting worse... a bit worse.
Eso va peor... un poco peor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
That's getting (blank)... a bit worse.
Options: worse · better than yesterday · better and better
Show answer
Javi
That's getting worse... a bit worse.
Eso va peor... un poco peor.
a gradual change better and better
Nuria
You're getting better and better.
Estás cada vez mejor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
You're getting (blank).
Options: worse · better and better · better than yesterday
Show answer
Nuria
You're getting better and better.
Estás cada vez mejor.
longer adjective: more and more more and more normal
Javi
Yes, I feel more and more normal.
Sí, me siento cada vez más normal.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, I feel (blank).
Options: more and more normal · better than yesterday · worse
Show answer
Javi
Yes, I feel more and more normal.
Sí, me siento cada vez más normal.
Common mistake
Not more good or gooder here. Good has an irregular comparative.
Yes, I'm better than yesterday.
Sí, estoy mejor que ayer.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| comparing two days | better than yesterday |
|---|---|
| bad → worse | worse (not "more bad") |
| a gradual change | better and better |
| longer adjective: more and more | more and more normal |
More lines from the story
- JaviA little, but almost nothing.Un poco, pero casi nada.
- JaviJust a little ham. And omelette. And prawns.Solo un poco de jamón. Y tortilla. Y gambas.