🔼ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED/-ING🔽

The endings "-ed" and "-ing" are not only used to form the tenses of the past and present continuous, they are also used with adjectives. These adjectives are composed of a verb and these two terminations, but keep in mind that the meaning changes depending on which termination is used.

⏩ "-ed" Adjectives (Adjectives ending in "-ed")

Adjectives that end in "-ed" indicate or describe emotions, tell us how people feel about something. These adjectives usually end in "-ado" or "-ido" in Spanish and go after the verb "estar".

Examples:

➧ John is interested in art.

➧ Denise was bored in class.

➧ Luke is excited about his new job.

➧ I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.

➧ I was surprised to see Helen. She'd told him she was going to Australia.

➧ Feeling tired and depressed, I went to bed.

⏭ "-ing" Adjectives (Adjectives ending with "-ing")

Adjectives ending in "-ing" indicate or describe a characteristic of something or someone. Unlike adjectives that end in ("-ed"), there is no rule in Spanish to form these adjectives and they go after the verb "to be".

Examples:
➧ Have you seen that film? It's absolutely terrifying.

➧ I can not eat this! It's disgusting! What is it?

➧ John is an interesting person.

➧ The class was boring so Denise fell asleep.

➧ Luke started an exciting new job.

➧ I could listen to him for hours. He's one of the most interesting people I've ever met.

Note: As we mentioned earlier, the use of one adjective instead of another changes the meaning of the phrase.

Below is a list of some of the most common adjectives ending in ("ed") and "-ing".

In conclusion, understanding the difference between these two types of adjectives will provide the opportunity to express ourselves in a better way in the English language.