ADJECTIVES

-ED / -ING

Usamos -ed adjectives para dizer como nos sentimos em relação a alguma coisa ou
pessoa: Alice is exhausted by her work at the hospital. [Alice está exausta de trabalhar no
hospital.] Helen is tired of studying. [Helen está cansada de estudar.]

Usamos -ing adjectives para dizer como alguma coisa ou pessoa nos faz sentir, ou seja,
como ela é: Alice's job is very exciting. She gave someone mouth-to-mouth today. [O trabalho da
Alice é muito emocionante. Ele fez boca a boca hoje.] It's surprising that Tim is paying for all of
them at the pub! [É surpreendente que Tim esteja pagando o barzinho para todo mundo.]

Depressing / depressed
This weather is depressing! Is it ever going to stop raining? [Este clima/tempo é deprimente! Será
que nunca vai parar de chover?]

I was feeling depressed, so I stayed at home with hot chocolate and a good book. [Estava me
sentindo deprimido, então fiquei em casa com chocolate quente e um bom livro.]

 It was such a long, boring flight (so I was bored).

 I read a really interesting book about history (so I was interested).
 Many people find spiders frightening (so they're frightened when they see spiders).

Tome cuidado! 'I'm boring' é bem diferente de 'I'm bored'

'I'm boring' significa que você é chato e não que a situação seja. E assim por diante com os
outros adjetivos.

Para clarear, adjetivos terminados em -ed são usados para descrever como as pessoas se
sentem e adjetivos terminados em -ing são usados para descrever coisas ou situações.

alarming alarmed
What an alarming noise! I was alarmed by the loud bang.
amusing amused
That TV programme is really amusing. He was amused to hear his little son singing in the
bath.
boring bored
I've never seen such a boring film! The students looked bored as the teacher talked
and talked.
confusing confused
I find these instructions very confusing! I was confused, because I asked two people and
Could you come and help me? they told me two different things.
depressing depressed
This weather is depressing! Is it ever going I was feeling depressed, so I stayed at home with
to stop raining? hot chocolate and a good book.
embarrassing embarrassed
That is the most embarrassing photo! I John was really embarrassed when he fell over in
look terrible! front of his new girlfriend.
exciting excited
It's a really exciting book. I couldn't wait to I'm so excited! I'm going on holiday tomorrow!
find out what happened at the end.
exhausting exhausted
I hate doing housework! It's exhausting! Julie was so exhausted after her exams, she spent
the next three days sleeping.
fascinating fascinated
The brain is fascinating, isn't it? It's Joan was fascinated by her grandmother's stories
amazing how much it can do. of life in the 1920s.
frightening frightened
What a frightening film! I don't want to walk I was really frightened of bees when I was little, but
home on my own now! I don't mind them now.
frustrating frustrated
It's frustrating when you want to say I tried all morning to send an email, but it wouldn't
something in another language, but you work. I was so frustrated!
don't know the word.
interesting interested
That was a very interesting book. She's interested in animals, so she's thinking of
studying to be a vet.
overwhelming overwhelmed
I find London a bit overwhelming. It's so Julie felt overwhelmed. She'd moved house, got a
busy and noisy. new job and was learning to drive, all at the same
time.
relaxing relaxed
A nice hot bath is so relaxing after a long She was so relaxed, sitting in front of the fire, that
day. she didn't want to move.
satisfying satisfied
John loves his new job as a teacher. He I'm very satisfied that I managed to order the meal
says it's very satisfying when he makes a in French.
student understand.
shocking shocked
What a shocking crime! It's terrible. I was shocked when my co-worked admitted
stealing some money.
surprising surprised
It's surprising how many people don't want She was surprised when she arrived at her class
to travel to another country. and found the other students doing an exam. She'd
thought it was a normal lesson.
terrifying terrified
What a terrifying dog! It's huge! My little son is terrified of the dark. We always
leave a light on in his room at night.
thrilling thrilled
What thrilling music! It's some of the most I was thrilled to win first prize in the competition.
beautiful music I've ever heard.
tiring tired
My job is really tiring. I don't get home until David's too tired to come to the cinema tonight.
10pm sometimes. He's going to go to bed early.
Exercício - Escolha o adjetivo correto:

1. My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown.

2. It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this
vocabulary.
3. This lesson is so (boring / bored)!
4. I’m feeling (depressed / depressing), so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to
bed early with a good book.
5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating).
6. This maths problem is so (confusing / confused). Can you help me?
7. The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly.
8. The journey was (exhausting / exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus.
9. The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way.
10. He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider.
11. I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.
12. That film was so (depressing / depressed)! There was no happy ending for any of the
characters.
13. I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely (exhausting / exhausted).
14. We are going in a helicopter? How (exciting / excited)!
15. Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so (embarrassing / embarrassed)!
16. It’s okay, it’s only me. Don’t be (alarming / alarmed).
17. My sister is so (exciting / excited) because she is going on holiday tomorrow.
18. I hate long flights, I’m always really (boring / bored).
19. She looked very (confusing / confused) when I told her we had to change the plan.
20. John was (fascinated / fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started learning
languages. He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently.
Respostas

1. My nephew was amused by the clown.

2. It’s so frustrating! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this vocabulary.
3. This lesson is so boring!
4. I’m feeling depressed, so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early with a
good book.
5. I thought her new idea was absolutely fascinating.
6. This maths problem is so confusing. Can you help me?
7. The teacher was really amusing so the lesson passed quickly.
8. The journey was exhausting! Twelve hours by bus.
9. The plane began to move in a rather alarming way.
10. He was frightened when he saw the spider.
11. I was really embarrassed when I fell over in the street.
12. That film was so depressing! There was no happy ending for any of the characters.
13. I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely exhausted.
14. We are going in a helicopter? How exciting!
15. Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so embarrassing!
16. It’s okay, it’s only me. Don’t be alarmed.
17. My sister is so excited because she is going on holiday tomorrow.
18. I hate long flights, I’m always really bored.
19. She looked very confused when I told her we had to change the plan.
20. John was fascinated by Mandarin when he first started learning languages. He decided to
study more and now he can speak it fluently

Referências:
Perfect English Grammar
The Flatmates/BBC
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