GRAMMAR: '-ed' and '-ing' adjectives

                                      '-ed' and '-ing' adjectives 
Do you sometimes get confused about whether to use an adjective ending in '-ing' or '-ed'? Don't worry, lots of people have trouble with these words.


-ing adjectives are used to describe things: 'The lecture was boring.'
-ed adjectives are used to describe our feelings: 'I felt very bored.'
-ed form-ing form
annoyedannoying
boredboring
confusedconfusing
embarrassedembarrassing
surprisedsurprising
worriedworrying
interestedinteresting


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