Look at these examples to see how adjectives ending in -ed and -ing are used.
I was really bored in that presentation.
That was a really boring presentation.
Try this exercise to test your grammar.
- Grammar test 1
Read the explanation to learn more.
Grammar explanation
Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused.
-ed adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel.
I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
She was really tired and went to bed early.
-ing adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.
I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting.
I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!
Here are some adjectives that can have both an -ed and an -ing form.
| annoyed | annoying |
| bored | boring |
| confused | confusing |
| disappointed | disappointing |
| excited | exciting |
| frightened | frightening |
| interested | interesting |
| surprised | surprising |
| tired | tiring |
| worried | worrying |
Do this exercise to test your grammar again.
- Grammar test 2
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1. The movie is a really boring for me.
2. She's is disappointed for her job.
3. I'm very tried .so I want to bed early.
4. Physic major is a really interesting subject.so I am not boring .
Hello wai phyo hlaing,
There are a few mistakes in some of your sentences, but I can confirm that you've used the adjectives in sentences 1-3 correctly.
In sentence 4, 'interesting' is correct, but you should say 'I'm not bored' (instead of 'boring') since it is a feeling you have.
Does that make sense?
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1.The movie is really boring for me. (The word "a" should be removed.)
2. She's disappointed with her job. ("Is" is unnecessary, and "for" should be changed to "with.")
3. I'm very tired, so I want to go to bed early. ("Tried" should be "tired," and "to bed" is needed after "go.")
4. Physics major is a really interesting subject, so I am not bored. ("Physic" should be "Physics," and "boring" should be "bored" when referring to yourself.)