some adjectives have two forms. they can end with ~ing or with ~ed. for example. interested and...
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Some adjectives have two forms. They can end with ~ing or with ~ed.
For example. Interested and interesting bored and boring
confused and confusingdepressed and depressing
Which do we use?
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Boring or bored?
Bored
I am so bored
Boring
Teletubbies is so boring It makes me feel
bored
Adjective with ~ed is to say how we feel.. Eg. Bored, depressed, interested.
Adjective with ~ing is to describe the thing that makes us feel like that.
I was bored because the movie was boring. (the movie made me feel bored.)
I was terrified because the earthquake was terrifying.
Terrified or terrifying?
23rd January 2011
Dear John,
I don’t love you anymore.
I’m leaving you forever.
I’m taking the dog, your car and your credit cards.
Goodbye.
Your ex-wife
Depressed or depressing?
Depressed
He is depressed because his wife has taken the dog.