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The document discusses adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing" that describe feelings and emotions. It notes that many adjectives have two forms, with "-ed" used to describe the person feeling the emotion and "-ing" used to describe what causes the feeling. Examples are provided of sentences using frustrated/frustrating, surprised/surprising, and tired/tiring to illustrate the distinction. Readers are then asked to practice by creating their own sentences using annoyed/annoying, worried/worrying, frightened/frightening, confused/confusing, and bored/boring.

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Ed and - Ing Adjectives

The document discusses adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing" that describe feelings and emotions. It notes that many adjectives have two forms, with "-ed" used to describe the person feeling the emotion and "-ing" used to describe what causes the feeling. Examples are provided of sentences using frustrated/frustrating, surprised/surprising, and tired/tiring to illustrate the distinction. Readers are then asked to practice by creating their own sentences using annoyed/annoying, worried/worrying, frightened/frightening, confused/confusing, and bored/boring.

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-ed and -ing

Adjectives
-ed and -ing Adjectives

Many adjectives for feelings have two possible forms:


ending in -ed
ending in -ing
Ex. Frustrated / Frustrating
-ed and -ing Adjectives

Many adjectives for feelings have two possible forms:


ending in -ed
ending in -ing
Ex. Frustrated / Frustrating

We use the adjective ending in -ed for the person who has the
feeling.
I was very frustrated that I missed the bus.
Marcos was surprised to see Lucia after all those years. 
He was very tired so he went to bed early.
-ed and -ing Adjectives

We use the adjective ending in -ing to describe the thing that


causes the emotion.
The movie did not have Spanish subtitle so I couldn't
understand it. It was very frustrating.
I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying! 
Have you seen that film? It's really scaring.
-ed and -ing Adjectives

Practice
Create your own sentences with the following:
1. Annoyed / Annoying
2. Worried / Worrying
3. Frightened / Frightening
4. Confused / Confusing
5. Bored / Boring
RESOURCES

British Council, "Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'", recovered from:


<https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-to-pre-
intermediate/adjectives-ending-in-ed-and-ing>
American English File, Book 3B "Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing",
PDF File, p. 36, 37.

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