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