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Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed 4

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Grammar and Vocab
Medium B1 & B2
Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed
Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed 4
Adjectives Ending in -ing and -ed

😮😊Adjectives Ending in -ing and -ed

📝Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed describe feelings and situations, but they are used differently.

1️⃣-ing Adjectives 😮

💡Key Concept: -ing adjectives describe a thing, person, or situation that causes a feeling.

🎯They tell us about the effect something has.

👉Examples:

  • 🎬The movie was boring. (The movie made me feel bored.)
  • 🎮This game is exciting. (The game makes people feel excited.)
  • 💼Her job is tiring. (The job makes her tired.)
  • 📚The lesson was confusing. (The lesson confused students.)

Common -ing Adjectives:

boring exciting tiring interesting confusing frustrating surprising amazing relaxing terrifying fascinating annoying

2️⃣-ed Adjectives 🙂

💡Key Concept: -ed adjectives describe how a person feels.

🎯They tell us the result of the effect.

👉Examples:

  • 😴I was bored during the movie. (I felt bored because the movie was boring.)
  • 🎉They are excited about the trip.
  • 😩He felt tired after work.
  • 🤔The students were confused by the lesson.

Common -ed Adjectives:

bored excited tired interested confused frustrated surprised amazed relaxed terrified fascinated annoyed

3️⃣Side-by-Side Comparison

😮-ing = Thing/Situation

What causes the feeling

  • The lesson is confusing.
  • That book is interesting.
  • His job is frustrating.
  • The test was challenging.
  • The story is surprising.

🙂-ed = Person/Feeling

How the person feels

  • I am confused.
  • She is interested in the book.
  • He feels frustrated with his job.
  • We were challenged by the test.
  • They were surprised by the story.

4️⃣Comparison Table

-ing = thing/situation-ed = person/feeling
The lesson is confusing.I am confused.
That book is interesting.She is interested in the book.
His job is frustrating.He feels frustrated with his job.
The movie was boring.We were bored during the movie.
The game is exciting.The fans are excited about the game.

5️⃣Common Mistakes ❌✅

  • ❌I am boring. (This means you make other people bored)
    ✅I am bored. (This means you feel bored)
  • ❌The class was very tired.
    ✅The class was very tiring. (The class made people tired)
  • ❌She is interested film.
    ✅She is interested in the film. (Don't forget the preposition!)
  • ❌The book was very excited.
    ✅The book was very exciting. (Books can't feel excited, but they can be exciting)
  • ❌He is very frightening of spiders.
    ✅He is very frightened of spiders. (He feels fear, he doesn't cause fear)

6️⃣More Practice Examples

📝Complete Sentences with -ing:

  • 🎭The performance was amazing.
  • 📰The news was shocking.
  • 🌅The view is breathtaking.
  • 🎵This music is very relaxing.
  • 🧩The puzzle is challenging.

📝Complete Sentences with -ed:

  • 😲The audience was amazed.
  • 😰Everyone was shocked by the news.
  • 😍The tourists were impressed by the view.
  • 😌I feel very relaxed after the massage.
  • 🤯The students were challenged by the puzzle.

✨Quick Tips

  • 🎯-ing → what causes the feeling.
  • 😊-ed → the person who has the feeling.
  • 💡Think: The movie is boring → I am bored.
  • 📚Things and situations use -ing, people use -ed.
  • 🔄Remember the cause and effect relationship!
  • 📌Watch out for prepositions: interested in, excited about, tired of

🎯Memory Trick

🧠Easy Way to Remember:

-ING = CAUSING
The thing that makes you feel something
⬇️
-ED = FEELING
How you feel because of it