'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives
Do you sometimes get confused about whether to use an adjective ending in '-ing' or '-ed'? Don't worry, lots of people have trouble with these words. Today we're challenging Deniz from Turkey to make correct sentences using this grammar. Listen to the programme, then do the fun activities on the next few pages.

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	-ed and -ing adjectives

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-ing adjectives are used to describe things: 'The lecture was boring.'
-ed adjectives are used to describe our feelings: 'I felt very bored.'

-ed form	-ing form
annoyed	annoying
bored	boring
confused	confusing
embarrassed	embarrassing
surprised	surprising
worried	worrying
interested	interesting

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Now it's your turn to practise using -ed and -ing adjectives. Go to our first quiz page here.

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