ADJECTIVES “-ED” OR “-ING”

*We use adjectives which end with “-

ed” to express people’s feelings.

EXAMPLES:*I’m so tired that I want to sleep.*We were ashamed by his sayings.*He is interested in playing tennis.*I was exhausted.*We were excited for Christmas

party.*I was captivated by the ring.*I was very surprised by the

accident news.*The students were confused by

the exam results.

We use adjectives which end with “-ing” to talk about a person or a thing gives us that feeling.

It means; How a situation appears

to sb or sth.

EXAMPLES:*This programme was boring.*The book was exciting.*The exhibition was fascinating.*The film was boring.*The discussion was exciting.*The accident was very

surprising.*The exam results were very

confusing for the students.

***Some adjectives ending with “-ed”or “-ing”:*bored-boring*interested-interesting*amused-amusing*tired-tiring*frightened-frightening*surprised-surprising*relaxed-relaxing*astonished-astonishing

*Excited-exciting*disappointed-disappointing*satisfied-satisfying*depressed-depressing*exhausted-exhausting*disgusted-disgusting*annoyed-annoying*shocked-shocking