Some adjectives have two forms. They can end with ~ing or with ~ed.

For example. Interested and interesting bored and boring

confused and confusingdepressed and depressing

Which do we use?

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Boring or bored?

Bored

I am so bored

Boring

Teletubbies is so boring It makes me feel

bored

Adjective with ~ed is to say how we feel.. Eg. Bored, depressed, interested.

Adjective with ~ing is to describe the thing that makes us feel like that.

I was bored because the movie was boring. (the movie made me feel bored.)

I was terrified because the earthquake was terrifying.

Terrified or terrifying?

23rd January 2011

Dear John,

I don’t love you anymore.

I’m leaving you forever.

I’m taking the dog, your car and your credit cards.

Goodbye.

Your ex-wife

Depressed or depressing?

Depressed

He is depressed because his wife has taken the dog.