Describing films (-ing and -ed adjectives)

Describing Films

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We can describe films in two ways:

Using "It made me..."

Using "it was..."

• We finish this phrase with a verb (laugh, cry, smile).

• The verb we use goes in BASE FORM (not conjugated).

• We use this phrase to describe the reactions we had during the film.

• We finish this phrase with an adjective (boring, sad, funny).

• We normally use adjectives that finish in -ing (amazing, interesting).

• When we use this phrase we are describing what we think of the film.

Put the words in the correct column.

The film made me...

The film was...

incredible

smile

think

fascinating

scary

jump

long

scream

Some adjectives are similar, but have a different ending.

-ed

-ing

interesting

interested

boring

bored

amazing

amazed

surprising

surprised

Put the words in the correct column.

The film made me FEEL...

The film was...

amazing

interested

confused

fascinating

excited

frightening

tiring

worried

Suffixes -ing and -ed in Adjectives

We use adjectives with -ed:

We use adjectives with -ing:

When we want to describe the way we feel about something or someone: I was bored when I watched Titanic.

When we want to describe the chracteristics of something or someone: Titanic is a boring film.

Choose the correct adjective for each sentence.

1. I think Jumanji was a very exciting / excited film.
2. I felt relaxing / relaxed by the music in Soul.
3. We were surprising / surprised by the ending of Infinity War.
4. Jurassic World's visual effects were amazing / amazed !
5. He was satisfying / satisfied by the adaptation of Sonic into a film.
6. Star Wars always shows fascinating / fascinated creatures.

You're amazing!