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Adjectives Ending in -ED and -ING

The document provides examples of words ending in "-ed" and "-ing" and discusses when to use each. Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe a situation, person, or thing (e.g. "an interesting teacher") and translate to Spanish using "es/son". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe how people feel (e.g. "I'm interested") and translate to Spanish using "está/están". It emphasizes paying attention to these different uses and provides additional exercises to practice.

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Adjectives Ending in -ED and -ING

The document provides examples of words ending in "-ed" and "-ing" and discusses when to use each. Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe a situation, person, or thing (e.g. "an interesting teacher") and translate to Spanish using "es/son". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe how people feel (e.g. "I'm interested") and translate to Spanish using "está/están". It emphasizes paying attention to these different uses and provides additional exercises to practice.

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ENDING IN

–ED AND -ING


excited because she got
She is _________
a new car.

excited exciting
bored because
They are _________
boring
the movie is_________.

bored boring
boring
The meeting was so ___________
that all employees fell asleep.

bored boring
bored because
She got __________
the book she was reading was really
boring
__________.

bored boring
Boring
___________ classes make
bored
students feel_________.

bored boring
worried because
She is ________
of the bills.

worried worrying
annoyed because of the
She’s ____________
heavy traffic.

annoying annoyed
tired
She’s very ________because she
worked very hard today.

tiring tired
disappointed because
They’re really ______________
disappointing game.
it was a _____________

disappointing disappointed
bored
He is __________ because the

boring
TV program is ________.

bored boring
scared because
They are_______
scary
the movie is ________.

scary (exception) scared


Some adjectives end in –ed
(ex:bored, annoyed,
interested,worried,
excited...).
Some adjectives end in -ing
(ex: boring, annoying,
interesting, worrying,
exciting...)
PAY ATTENTION !
an interesting teacher
a boring movie
an exciting life
BUT
I’m very interested in modern art.
We were bored at the end of the lesson.
She’s excited about going on vacation
tomorrow.
So, what’s the rule?

-Ing adjectives :
Describe a situation, a person or thing.
Are translated: ES/SON into Spanish.
The book is interestING = ES interesante.

-Ed adjectives:
Describe how people feel.
Are translated: ESTÁ/ESTÁN into Spanish.
The boy is interestED= ESTÁ interesado.
EXERCISES

Wanadoo.es
A4esl.org
BetterEnglish-com
Englishexercises.org

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