Hello
I am having trouble with the comparative form “the more... the more” vs using “as”?
I am confused as to which tense to use and which form is correct?
Could you please clarify all this for me?
The older she gets, the wiser she gets.
She gets wiser the older she gets.
She is getting wiser, the older she gets.
She is getting wiser the older she is getting/becoming.
As she gets older, she gets wiser.
As she gets older, she’s getting wiser.
As she is getting older, she’s getting wiser.
As she gets old, she gets wise.
As she gets old, she is getting wise.
As she gets older, she gets wise.
As she is getting older, she is getting wise.
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The price of ticket will increase/go up the longer we wait.
The longer we wait the more expensive the ticket will get.————
Fast or faster? Which sentence is correct?
Instagram followers increase faster/fast the more followers you have.The more followers you have the faster the number increases.
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How would you phrase it with “as...”? Which tenses to use? Do you have to use the comparative here?
She's becoming stingier/stingy as she's getting older/as she gets older. She gets stingy/stingier as she gets older.Which is correct and natural?
The older she gets the stingier she gets
She gets stingier the older she gets.Thanks
You have 11 sentences about getting wiser with age. " Then you have 2 sentences about ticket prices. " Then you have 2 sentences about Instagram followers.
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You have 11 sentences about getting wiser with age. They're all grammatical, but in the US you'd likely hear: "She's getting wiser as she gets older."
Then you have 2 sentences about ticket prices. These are both okay, but there has to be an article ("a/the") before "ticket." In the US you'd likely hear: "The price of a ticket will go up if we wait."
Then you have 2