Adjectives ending with “ed” and

“ing”
Adjectives

• The endings “-ed” and “-ing” are not only used to

form the verb tenses of the past and present
continuous, they are also used with adjectives.
“Ed” Adjectives

• Adjectives ending in “-ed” indicate or describe

emotions.

1.  John is interested in art.(John está

interesado en el arte.) 
2. Denise was bored in class.(Denise estaba
aburrida en clase.) 
3. Luke is excited about his new job.(Luke está
emocionado con su nuevo empleo.)
“ing” Adjectives

• Adjectives that end in “-ing” indicate or describe

a characteristic of something or someone.

1. John is an interesting person.(John es una

persona interesante.) 
2. The class was boring so Denise fell asleep.(La
clase era aburrida así que Denise se durmió.)
3.  Luke started an exciting new job.(Luke acaba
de empezar un nuevo empleo emocionante.)
Alert !!!
• Watch out : As we have mentioned before, the
use of one adjective instead of another changes
the meaning of the sentence.

1. Steve is embarrassed.(Steve está

avergonzado.) 

2. Steve is embarrassing.(Steve es vergonzoso.)

Examples
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