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Adjectives that end in ED describe a "feeling" or an "emotion", we should

almost always think of the verb be (be annoyed, be interested, etc.)


examples: I am bored I want to go home
My mom is interested in architecture.
camilo and sara are excited about their trip to Europe
I am tired of watching scary movies.
Adjectives that end in ING describe a characteristic of a situation, a thing or
even a person (but without taking into account the feelings)
examples:
This movie is really boring.
That situation was disturbing for the community.
the map was confusing and i got lost
he told me a very amusing story
“-ed” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ed”)
Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ed” indican o describen emociones. Estos
adjetivos suelen acabar en “-ado” o “-ido” en español y van después del
verbo “estar”.
Ejemplos:
John is interested in art.(John está interesado en el arte.)
Denise was bored in class.(Denise estaba aburrida en clase.)
Luke is excited about his new job.(Luke está emocionado con su nuevo
empleo.)
“-ing” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ing”)
Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ing” indican o describen una característica
de algo o alguien. A diferencia de los adjetivos que terminan en (“-ed”), no
hay regla en español para formar estos adjetivos y van después del verbo
“ser”.
Ejemplos:
John is an interesting person.(John es una persona interesante.)
The class was boring so Denise fell asleep.(La clase era aburrida así que
Denise se durmió.)
Luke started an exciting new job.(Luke acaba de empezar un nuevo
empleo emocionante.)
Nota: Como hemos mencionado anteriormente, el uso de un adjetivo en vez
de otro cambia el sentido de la frase.
Ejemplos:
Steve is embarrassed.(Steve está avergonzado.)
Steve is embarrassing.(Steve es vergonzoso.)
A continuación tienes una lista de algunos de los adjetivos más comunes
terminando en (“-ed”) y “-ing”.
"-Ed" Adjectives (Adjectives ending in "-ed")
Adjectives that end in "-ed" indicate or describe emotions. These adjectives
usually end in "-ado" or "-ido" in Spanish and go after the verb "estar".
Examples:
John is interested in art. (John is interested in art.)
 Denise was bored in class. (Denise was bored in class.)
 Luke is excited about his new job. (Luke is excited about his new job.)
"-Ing" Adjectives (Adjectives ending in "-ing")
Adjectives that end in "-ing" indicate or describe a characteristic of
something or someone. Unlike the adjectives that end in ("-ed"), there is no
rule in Spanish to form these adjectives and they go after the verb "to be".
Examples:
John is an interesting person. (John is an interesting person.)
 The class was boring so Denise fell asleep. (The class was boring so Denise
fell asleep.)
 Luke started an exciting new job. (Luke has just started an exciting new job.)
Note: As mentioned above, the use of one adjective instead of another
changes the meaning of the phrase.
Examples:
Steve is embarrassed. (Steve is embarrassed.)
 Steve is embarrassing. (Steve is embarrassing.)
Below is a list of some of the most common adjectives ending in ("-ed") and
"-ing".
ambitious ambicioso
brave valiente
careless descuidado, poco cuidadoso
cowardly cobarde
cheerful alegre
kind amable

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