Participial adjectives

							Participial
 adjectives

Learn how to use -ed and –ing
     adjectives in English.
Participial Adjectives look like
verbs, but they are really adjectives.
Their function is to describe nouns.
 English uses many pairs of –ed and –ing
 adjectives. You probably know some of
 these adjectives already.

Let’s think about
  some Examples
      Miguel didn’t sleep very well last night.
To make things worse, he had to get up early
this morning because his boss asked him to
come to work early. When he got up, he
realized that he was out of coffee. Poor
Miguel. Today he feels . . .




These are adjectives, even though they end
with –ed. They describe how Miguel feels.
School is difficult, but Martha enjoys it
because she loves to learn. She especially
loves her Science class because the teacher is
very good. The teacher’s class is never
boring; on the contrary it’s . . .




 These are adjectives, even though they end
 with –ing. They describe the class.
   More
examples of

–ed and –ing
adjectives:
-ed           -ing
thrilled      thrilling
fascinated    fascinating
amazed        amazing
shocked       shocking
embarrassed   embarrassing
confused      confusing
frightened    frightening
depressed     depressing
amused        amusing
annoyed       annoying
 What’s the difference between the
  –ed and –ing form of adjectives?
•-ed adjectives describe the way a
 person feels.


•-ing adjectives describe someone’s
 personality, a place, an event, an
 experience, etc.

 *If something is __________ing, it will
 make you feel ________ed.
 More examples . . .
          Tom’s job is boring. He feels
          bored when he’s at work. Tom is
          bored because his job is boring.


2. Jane thinks that computers are interesting.
   She is interested in studying computers in
   the future.
3. My friend was feeling depressed, so I
   invited him to come out with us to see an
   amusing movie. I thought it might make
   him laugh a little.



4. Tripping in front of other people can be
   really embarrassing. I always feel
   embarrassed when this happens!
  Now it’s your turn!
1. confus-
   English grammar can be extremely
   ________________. It makes me feel
   ________________.


2. fascinat-
   Millions of tourists are __________________
   with Balboa Park. This place is absolutely
   __________________.
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