Adjectives ending -ing /-ed Flashcards
Somebody is ** bored** is something (or somebody else) is b____. Or, is something is b____ it makes you bored.
Somebody is ** bored** is something (or somebody else) is boring. Or, is something is boring it makes you bored.
Jane is bored because he job is boring.
Jane’s job is boring, so Jane is bored. (not Jane is boring)
If a person is boring, this means that they make other people bored:
George always talks about the same things. He’s really boring.
-in or -ed? She enjoys her job, but it is often ____ (exhaust-)
-in or -ed? She enjoys her job, but it is often exhausting.
-in or -ed? At the end of the day’s work, she is often ____ (exhaust-).
-in or -ed? At the end of the day’s work, she is often exhausted.
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. This weather is ____ (depress-).
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. This weather is depressing.
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. This weather makes me ____ (depress-).
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. This weather makes me depressed.
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. It’s silly to get ____ (depress-) because of the weather.
-in or -ed? It’s been raining all day. It’s silly to get depressed because of the weather.
He workds very hard. It’s nor surprising/surprised that he’s always tired.
He workds very hard. It’s nor surprising that he’s always tired.
I don’t have anything to do. I’m bored/boring.
I don’t have anything to do. I’m bored.
The teacher’s explanation was confusing/confused. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
The teacher’s explanation was confusing. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned in ages. It was really disguted/digusting.
The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned in ages. It was really digusting
The lecture was bored/boring. I fell asleep.
The lecture was boring. I fell asleep.
Tom is a very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amused/amusing.
Tom is a very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amusing.
