Adjectives ending in - ing Adjectives ending in - ed 1.Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ describe the effect that something has on someone's feelings. They describe a process or state that continues over a period of time and have an active meaning. 2.The suffix –ing is related to cause. When the adjective ends in -ing, it means that the person or thing causes this particular effect. The lesson is boring. (In this sentence BORING characterizes lesson. It bores students.) Snakes terrify me. They are such terrifying creatures. Julia thinks politics is very interesting. The news was shocking.

1.Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ describe people's feelings. They have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb and have a passive meaning.

2. When the adjective ends in -ed, it means that the person or thing experiences this particular effect. The students are bored with the lesson. (In this sentence, BORED is how the students feel) Snakes terrify me. I'm always terrified when I see one. Julia is very interested in politics. We were shocked when we heard the news.

boring interesting tiring satisfying depressing exciting shocking disappointing exhausting amusing annoying confusing disgusting embarrassing terrifying frightening

to be bored with to be interested in to be tired to get tired to be satisfied with to be depressed to get depressed to make smb depressed to be excited to be shocked to be disappointed with to be exhausted to be amused to be annoyed to be confused to be disgusted to be embarrassed to be terrified to be frightened

COMMON ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ING AND -ED

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-ed We can use the following words before adjectives ending in –ing and –ed: extremely quite very not very not I’m extremely interested in history. He was very bored with the lecture. They are quite exciting. I was not very surprised. The film was not interesting.

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He is extremely surprised!

I’ve seen a terrifying snake!