8 Sept 2020

ENGLISH ADJECTIVES -ED/ING

 Hi all!

Today a bit of an explanation about when to use adjectives with -ed and adjectives when -ing in English.

Adjectives

-ed/ -ing

I am interested in modern art /  Modern art is interesting

I am excited about tomorrow/ This is an exciting book

He is bored/ The film was boring.

So- ed describes the person who suffers the feeling  and -ing the feeling provoked by something.

See the table below


Annoy: I don’t get annoyed easily

Annoying: Noisy people can be annoying.

Amazed: I am amazed by your talent

Amazing: The concert was amazing


Confused: I asked my teacher but I was still confused.

Confusing: This book is really confusing

Disappointed: I was disappointed by the weather yesterday

Disappointing: Yesterday, the weather was disappointing.

Surprised: I was surprised to see you

I heard some surprising news

Amused: The clown amused the children for hours.

Amusing : The game is very amusing


I was amused by the amusing game.

Thrilled . I was thrilled by the film

Thrilling . The film was really thrilling



Some more examples


  1. My cousin was (amusing / amused) by the clown.

  2. It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t remember the lesson.

  3. This film is so (boring / bored)!

  4. I’m feeling (tired / tiring), so I’m going home.

  5. I thought her new idea was really (thrilled / thrilling)

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