ENDING IN

–ED AND -ING

 excited because she got
She is _________
a new car.

excited exciting
 bored because
They are _________
boring
the movie is_________.

bored boring
 boring
The meeting was so ___________
that all employees fell asleep.

bored boring
 bored because
She got __________
the book she was reading was really
boring
__________.

bored boring
 Boring
___________ classes make
bored
students feel_________.

bored boring
 worried because
She is ________
of the bills.

worried worrying
 annoyed because of the
She’s ____________
heavy traffic.

annoying annoyed
 tired
She’s very ________because she
worked very hard today.

tiring tired
 disappointed because
They’re really ______________
disappointing game.
it was a _____________

disappointing disappointed
 bored
He is __________ because the

boring
TV program is ________.

bored boring
 scared because
They are_______
scary
the movie is ________.

scary (exception) scared

Some adjectives end in –ed
(ex:bored, annoyed,
interested,worried,
excited...).
Some adjectives end in -ing
(ex: boring, annoying,
interesting, worrying,
exciting...)
PAY ATTENTION !
an interesting teacher
a boring movie
an exciting life
BUT
I’m very interested in modern art.
We were bored at the end of the lesson.
She’s excited about going on vacation
tomorrow.
So, what’s the rule?

-Ing adjectives :
Describe a situation, a person or thing.
Are translated: ES/SON into Spanish.
The book is interestING = ES interesante.

-Ed adjectives:
Describe how people feel.
Are translated: ESTÁ/ESTÁN into Spanish.
The boy is interestED= ESTÁ interesado.
 EXERCISES

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A4esl.org
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