ED VS ING adjectives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

-ed VS -ing adjectives

when to use which?

What do you think an
adjective is?

What's the difference?

1. The text is boring
2. The text is bored

What's the difference?

1. I am annoyed
2. I am annoying

What's the difference?

1. My girlfriend is irritated
2. My girlfriend is irritating

When to use which?

• An adjective that ends in -ING is used to describe: the characteristic of a person, a thing or a situation.
  
  
• An adjective that ends in -ED is used to describe: a feeling (or how a person feels) or an emotion.

My nephew was
__________ by the clown.

1. amused
2. amusing

It's so ______________ !

1. frustrated
2. frustrating

I thought her idea was absolutely ________ .

1. fascinated
2. fascinating

The teacher was really ________ , so the lesson passed quickly.

1. amused
2. amusing

That film was so _________!

1. depressed
2. depressing

My sister is so ________ because she is going on holiday tomorrow.

1. excited
2. exciting