Adjectives ending in “ed” and “ing” – Adjetivos en inglés

Adjectives ending in “ED” and ”ING”

Some adjectives have the characteristic of ending in “ed” and “ing”. Let’s ltake a look at the rules.

• We use adjectives ending in “ING” to describe something or someone.

Examples:
Maria is watching a very interesting movie.
I hate that teacher. He is really boring.

• We use adjectives ending in “ED” when we want to describe how people feel.

Examples:
This movie isn’t interesting. I am bored.
Juan is very exited because he is going to travel to Miami for the first time.

Conclusions
- We can use adjectives ending in “ing” for things or people. Remember that when we use “ing” it is describing the person or thing.
- We can use the “ed” ONLY for people (or animals) because THINGS CANNOT FEEL.

We can say:
Felipe is boring. (describes his personality).
Felipe is bored. (he feels bored at the moment)

We can’t say:
The TV program is bored – INCORRECT (because things can’t feel).

***Queda claro que para cosas, situaciones u objetos usamos la terminación “ing” y no es posible usar “ed”. La razón es porque se usa la terminación “ed” para expresar lo que uno siente y está claro que las cosas sin vida no pueden sentir. Para personas uno puede usar “ed” (cuando uno siente) o  “ing” pero esta última se usa para DESCRIBIR a la persona. Así que si yo digo “Juan is depressed” quiere decir que se encuentra deprimido ya que describo la situación actual porque por algina razón se siente asi. En cambio si decimos “Juan is depressing” entonces describimos a Juan. Es una persona depresiva.  

Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing list

ADJECTIVES (ING – ED)		Spanish translation
alarming	alarmed	Alarmante / alarmado
amusing	amused	Divertido
annoying	annoyed	Fastidioso / fastidiado
boring	bored	Aburrido
concerning	concerned	Preocupante / preocupado
confusing	confused	Confuso / confundido
embarrassing	embarrassed	Embarazoso / avergonzado
encouraging	encouraged	Alentador / animado
entertaining	entertained	Entretenido
exciting	excited	Emocionante / emocionado
exhausting	exhausted	Agotador / agotado
frightening	frightened	Aterrador / aterrado
frustrating	frustrated	Frustrante / frustrado
humiliating	humiliated	Humillante / humillado
interesting	interested	Interesante / interesado
intriguing	intrigued	Intrigante / intrigado
overwhelming	overwhelmed	Abrumador / abrumado
perplexing	perplexed	Perplejo
pleasing	pleased	Agradable / complacido
relaxing	relaxed	Relajante / relajado
satisfying	satisfied	Gratificante / satisfecho
shocking	shocked	Chocante / estupefacto
surprising	surprised	Sorprendente / sorprendido
tiring	tired	Cansador / cansado

Exercises / Ejercicios (Las respuestas están en el audio)

Choose the correct form of the adjective according to the context.

1)      Monday is very bored / boring. It is the first day of the week.
2)      I’m bored / boring with my job. It’s always the same.
3)      When we lost the football game, we felt depressed / depressing.
4)      My team never wins. It is very depressed / depressing.
5)      Reading a book is very relaxed / relaxing.
6)      I am very relaxed / relaxing at the weekend.
7)      The movie I watched yesterday was very interested / interesting.
8)      I’m not very interested / interesting in studying French. I prefer English.
9)      Julio is very exited / exiting about his brand new car.
10)   The Barcelona – Inter match was very exited / exiting.