-ED & -ING ADJECTIVES

-Ed & -ing adjectives

Grammar Explanation

Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused. -ED ADJECTIVES Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel. I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep. He was surprised to see Helen after all those years. She was really tired and went to bed early.

Grammar Explanation

-ING ADJECTIVES Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored. Have you seen that film? It's really frightening. I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting. I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!

Here are some adjectives that can have both an -ed and an -ing form. annoyed-- annoying bored-- boringconfused --confusing disappointed-- disappointing excited-- exciting frightened-- frightening interested-- interesting surprised-- surprising tired-- tiring worried-- worrying