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HAVE YOU RECENTLY________? NO, I HAVEN´T.
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YES, I HAVE.
WHAT _______ DID YOU ______? I _______ ________
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WHERE DID YOU ________? I _______ ________.
WHO DID YOU _____ WITH? I ______ ______WITH ____.
-ed and –ing adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘bored’, ‘interested’) and adjectives that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘boring’, ‘interesting’) are often confused.
-ed adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about something.
- I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.
- He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told him she was going to Australia.
- Feeling tired and depressed, he went to bed.
-ing adjectives
Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
- Have you seen that film? It’s absolutely terrifying.
- I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.
- I can’t eat this! It’s disgusting! What is it?
Remember that people can be boring but only if they make other people feel bored.
- He talks about the weather for hours. He’s so boring.
- NOT
I was very boring at the party so I went home.
Here are some more adjectives that can have both an ‘-ed’ and an ‘-ing’ form
- amused
- amusing
- annoyed
- annoying
- confused
- confusing
- disappointed
- disappointing
- excited
- exciting
- exhausted
- exhausting
- frightened
- frightening
- satisfied
- satisfying
- shocked
- shocking
EXERCISE:
READ THE VERBS IN EACH SENTENCE AND WRITE THE ADJECTIVE IN THE CORRECT FORM DEPENDING ON THE CONTEXT. IT COULD BE AN ADJECTIVE WITH ED OR ING.
Sue: Hi, Jane. Have you had an (interest) day?
EXAMPLE: INTERESTING
Jane: I've had a very (excite) day. It's my
birthday today.
1.-______________
Sue: I'm a little (confuse). I thought your
birthday was next month.
2.- _______________
Jane No, that's my brother's birthday. Mine is
today.
Sue: Oh! Now I'm (embarrass). I didn't get you a
present.
3.- _______________
Jane: That's (disappoint). But it's OK.
4.- _______________
Sue: Now I'm (depress), too.
5.- _______________
Hey, I've just
had a (fascinate) idea.
6.- _______________
Why don't we go
shopping and get you a present right now? That way we can get you something
really (please).
7.- _______________
Jane: What an (enchant) idea. Where should we
start?
8.- _______________
Sue: What about right here?
