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Adjectives ed and ing

Jessy Rivera Cornejo

TN2B06

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Adjectives ending in ed or

ing

Many adjectives that end in -ing and

-ed present some difficulties for theforeign students of the English

language. Many times students find it

hard to decide on which adjective to

use.

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EXAMPLES

Mike is bored because his job is

boring...

I am interested in politics, because Iconsider politics interesting!

His designation is surprising, so we

are all surprised

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Below you have adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. The

animations may be of some help.

amazing

amazed

amusing

amused

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annoying

annoyed

astonishing

astonished

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boring

bored

confusing

confused

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depressing

depressed

disappointing

disappointed

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disgusting

disgusted

embarrassing

embarrassed

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exhauting

exhausted

exciting

excited

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fascinating

fascinated

frightening

frightened

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horrifying

horrified

interesting

interested

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shocking

shocked

tiring

tired

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terrifying

terryfied

worrying

worried

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When something is(........ -ing) then it

makes you (......-ed)! If that something is

surprising....it makes you surprised ; ifthat something is boring, it makes you

bored; if that something is interesting, it

makes you interested in it.

Someone is interested...becausesomeone or something is interesting.

He is interested in music and sports.

Look...This is indeed interesting ...

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Someone is surprised maybe because

something is surprising...

I am surprised that you passed yourdriving test... It is surprising...You have

finally graduated!

Someone may be tired because

something is tiring... She is always tired at the end of the

week.Working with the computer is a

very tiring job.

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EXERCISE1. Are you________ in learning a foreign language ? (interested / interesting)

2. The football match was a real battle....It was really _____. (excited, exciting)

3. The kitchen was a pigsty....It was really_______ ! (disgusted /disgusting)

4. I was really _______ when they offered me the job! (amazed / amazing)

5. It is sometimes ______ when you have to ask for a favor. (embarrassed/ embarrassing)

6. When we heard the bad news we were all _______ . (horrified / horrifying)

7. She wants to find a different job because she thinks its ______ . (bored /boring)

8. We went for a very long walk. It was really______ . (tired /tiring)

9. He showed us his new invention and we were all ______. (fascinated/ fascinating)

10. I really had a good time...The film was _______ . (amused / amusing)

11. Karen is starting a new job next Saturday...She is very _____about it. (excited / exciting)

12. We were shut in that place for so long....We were________ . (horrified / horrifying)