-ed/-ing adjectives – Adjectives from verbs

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    -ed/-ing adjectives – Adjectives from verbs

    Exercise 3

    Fill in the gaps by turing the verbs in brackets into ed/-ing adjectives.

    When I finish work, I'm usually 1 (exhaust) because my job is very 2  (tire). Every day at 6 p.m. I just want to go home and have a 3  (relax) bath. I love having a bath after work! In the bath I feel very 4  (relax) and I forget about how 5 (bore) my job is.

    But I'm retiring next month! So, I will not have to worry about my job anymore. I am so 6  (excite)! Also, I will never have to talk to my boss anymore. He is so 7 (irritate)!

    Some people think retirement is a bit 8 (frighten). They say they don't know what they will do after they retire, and they are sometimes scared. I don't understand these people. I think when I retire, I'll never be 9 (bore); I will always have some 10 (entertain) activity to do.


     

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  • -ed/-ing adjectives

    Color-coded chart demonstrating how to form -ed and -ing adjectives from verbs, with three columns showing the base verb, the adjective that describes the feeling it inspires, and the adjective describing how someone feels

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    A lot of adjectives are made from verbs by adding -ing or -ed. They are called participial adjectives they take the forms of the present (-ing) and past participle (-ed) of the verb.

    -ed adjectives

    -ed adjectives are used to describe how we feel. Look at the following examples:

    • We’re tired. Can we stop running?
    • I’m bored. Let’s play cards.
    • I was surprised to see her.

    -ing adjectives

    -ing adjectives are used to talk about the things that produce these feelings. Check the examples below:

    • Running is very tiring. We don’t want to run.
    • This film is very boring. Let’s play cards.
    • Her visit was very surprising. We weren’t expecting her.

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