-ED versus -ING ADJECTIVES
DEFINITION:
1) PAST PARTICIPAL AJECTIVES ending in -ed usually describe the way someone
feels and are consequently used to express feelings. (bored, worried,
interested). PASSIVE.
2) PRESENT PARTICIPAL AJECTIVES ending in -ing describe the way something or
someone is and consequently refer to the people or things that cause those
feelings (interesting, surprising, disappointing). ACTIVE.
EXAMPLES:
My Maths teacher is so interesting I could
listen to her all day.
I am tired because I went to bed very late
yesterday night.
The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
He was very disappointed with his exam results.
PAIRS:
AGGRAVATED / AGGRAVATING
ALARMED / ALARMING
AMAZED / AMAZING
AMUSED / AMUSING
ANNOYED / ANNOYING
ASTONISHED / ASTONISHING
ASTOUNDED / ASTOUNDING
BORED / BORING
CAPTIVATED / CAPTIVATING
CHALLENGED / CHALLENGING
CHARMED / CHARMING
COMFORTED / COMFORTING
CONFUSED / CONFUSING
CONVINCED / CONVINCING
DEPRESSED / DEPRESSING
DISAPPOINTED / DISAPPOINTING
DISCOURAGED / DISCOURAGING
DISGUSTED / DISGUSTING
DISTRESSED / DISTRESSING
DISTURBED / DISTURBING
EMBARRASSED / EMBARRASSING
ENCOURAGED / ENCOURAGING
ENTERTAINED / ENTERTAINING
EXCITED / EXCITING
EXHAUSTED / EXHAUSTING
FASCINATED / FASCINATING
FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING
FRUSTRATED / FRUSTRATING
FULFILLED / FULFILLING
GRATIFIED / GRATIFYING
INSPIRED / INSPIRING
INSULTED / INSULTING
INTERESTED / INTERESTING
MOVED / MOVING
OVERWHELMED / OVERWHELMING
PERPLEXED / PERPLEXING
PLEASED / PLEASING
RELAXED / RELAXING
RELIEVED / RELIEVING
SATISFIED / SATISFYING
SHOCKED / SHOCKING
SICKENED / SICKENING
SOOTHED / SOOTHING
SURPRISED / SURPRISING
TEMPTED / TEMPTING
TERRIFIED / TERRIFYING
THREATENED / THREATENING
THRILLED / THRILLING
TIRED / TIRING
TOUCHED / TOUCHING
TROUBLED / TROUBLING
UNSETTLED / UNSETTLING
WORRIED / WORRYING
