PAST AND PRESENT PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES Mark is excited because he is going skydiving tomorrow You might ask yourself: what??? Is the teacher crazy? What is she talking about??

Now let´s answer…. How does Mark feel? What is making him feel that way? The answers are: excited and going skydiving. Now, excited is a past participle and tells how Mark feels. Exciting is a present participle and describes the sport of skidiving

PAST PARTICIPLE These generally end in –ed and describe how someone feels (they can sometimes end in –d, - t, -en, or –n) Examples: The boy was frightened after watching the videos. My mother was scared of cats.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE They can describe what causes feelings and always end in –ing Examples: The movie was frightening. The ride was amusing.

PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES They can appear after be or in front of nouns Marcos can tell boring stories. Carla´s stories are boring.

GET + ADJECTIVE and GET+PAST PARTICIPLE The use of GET before an adjective or a past participle can suggest that something is changing or starting to happen It can be followed by an adjective Luis got impatient waiting in the line to purchase water. We are getting nervous waiting for the test results.

Get can also be followed by a past participle which in this case will function as an adjective My parents get worried if I don’t call them daily. You should put on sunscreen. You are getting sunburned.

The….The COMPARATIVES The…The is used with two comparatives to say that the first thing has an effect on the second The more you study, the easier the test will seem. The longer the phone call, the bigger the phone bill.