Lesson 85

Confusing Adjectives with -ing or -ed

Examples:

tiring or tired                     interesting or interested                                     

loving or loved                   boring or bored

shocking or shocked           inspiring or inspired

exciting or excited              relaxing or relaxed

 

The adjectives that end in -ed describe how you feel whereas we use the adjectives that end in -ing when we talk about the feeling that something produces.

 

• I wasn’t able to meet him, I am disappointed about it.
• I’m feeling so inspired after watching the video.
• Do you think my presentation is boring?
• The football match was so exciting!

 

Remembering this one simple sentence structure can help you always decide which adjective you need:

 

It is boring, so I feel bored.

It is exciting, so I feel excited.

It is amazing, so she feels amazed.

It is annoying, so he feels annoyed.