'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives

Some adjectives in English have two forms: an –ed form and an –ing form.

The –ing form is used to describe things

The –ed form is used to describe our feelings.

'-ed' adjectives

I'm not interested in football.

We were all surprised when they got married.

He was shocked at the news.

The film made me feel really bored.

The children looked very tired when they got back from the trip.

Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:

She was surprised when

she was told the

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'I was confused by the question my English teacher asked me’.

‘The bear felt tired after working hard all day.'

'-ing' adjectivesAdjectives that end in -ing are used to describe

things and situations

I don't think football is a very interesting game.

Their marriage was very surprising.

I'm not going to that film: it sounds really boring.

The trip is going to be very tiring. We should go to bed early tonight.

How was the film?

Doing sudokus can be tiring

Doing sudokus is tiring

-ed form -ing form

amazed amazing

annoyed annoying

bored boring

confused confusing

depressed depressing

disappointed disappointing

disgusted disgusting

embarrassed embarrassing

excited exciting

exhausted exhausting

frightened frightening

-ed form -ing form

interested interesting

satisfied satisfying

Surprised surprising

terrified terrifying

tired tiring

worried worrying