Sunday, 23 November 2014

-ed or -ing



1. Past Participle (words that end in -ed):interested, bored, excited. These words show how people feel.

Example: She's very interested with the lessons

2. Present Participle (words that end in -ing): such as interesting, boring, exciting. These words describe the things that causes someone feelings.


Example: The lessons are always interesting

Observa las diferencias con estos ejemplos:

- i'm getting bored, this film is really boring

- English can be confusing. They are confused (= The students are confused by English)
- I find photography interesting.Iam interested in photography. (= Photography interests me)
- We had a relaxing holiday.  We felt relaxed aft er our holiday (= The holiday made us feel relaxed)

The example that you asked about referred to a person, using both the -ed and –ing forms.  Examples using this structure include:

My little brother is annoying.  (He makes me feel annoyed)
My little brother is annoyed. (Something is making him feel annoyed)
She felt tired after working all weekend. (Working all weekend made her feel tired)
She is tiring to work with. (She makes other people feel tired)

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