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