Quick review of adjectives ending -ing and -ed.
Compare these two sentences:
"English grammar is confusing."
"I was confused by what I read."
We use -ing adjectives to describe things. "It is boring."
This grammar point is something that many students find confusing –
the difference between adjectives ending in –ed or –ing!
The main thing to remember is this:
adjectives with –ing are the cause of the feeling/situation and
adjectives with –ed are the feelings of the person/animal affected
Time to brush up on (review) your understanding of participles as adjectives.
Some participles can be used as adjectives in either the present or past form.
Present Participle (-ing) is used to describe something or someone.
"I watched an interesting TV about American history last night."
"This film is boring. Let's stop watching it."
The following diary entries of an EC teacher in Cape Town are filled with adjectives. Choose the correct adjective in each sentence.
"This movie is boring, I am bored of watching it."
'My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed.'
