Adjectives ending in -ed – ing
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-ing adjectives are used to describe things: 'The lecture was boring.' -ed adjectives are used to describe our feelings: 'I felt very bored.'
-ed form
-ing form
annoyed
annoying
bored
boring
confused
confusing
embarrassed embarrassing surprised
surprising
worried
worrying
interested
interesting
Many adjectives that are formed with past participles (e.g. interested) describe a feeling or state. - I'm bored = I feel there is nothing that interests me at the moment. Many Adjectives formed from present participles (e.g interesting) describe the person, thing or topic which produces the feeling. - I'm boring = I'm a very uninteresting person.
Common -ed and -ing adjectives:
- shocked / shocking - worried / worrying - surprised / surprising - embarrassed / embarrassing - annoyed / annoying - interested / interesting - excited / exciting - thrilled / thrilling - amused / amusing Ed – ing adjectives
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