ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED/-ING

Los adjetivos que terminan en -ed indican o describen emociones. Estos adjetivos suelen acabar en -ado / -ido
en español y van después del verbo estar.
Julia is interested in art.
Danny was bored in class .

Los adjetivos que terminan en -ing indican o describen una característica de algo o alguien.
John is an interesting person.
The class was boring.
Luke started an exciting new job.
NOTA: El uso de un adjetivo en vez de otro cambia el sentido de la frase.
Steve is embarrased (Steve esta avergonzado)
Steve is embarrasing (Steve es vergonzoso)
Peter thought the marathon was __________ Circle the best answer to complete these
(challenge). sentences.
I was __________ (annoy) by his attitude. 1. The Tamagotchi has _____.
Are you __________ (confuse)? Don’t worry, I’ll a. 4 pets
explain. b. 24 pets
c. 34 pets
The movie was really __________ (depress)
2. The travel hairdryer was a bizarre present
It was an __________ (exhaust) day.
because _____.
The children were __________ (frighten) by the
a. he had no hair and never travelled
storm.
b. he had lots of hair and always travelled
Could this situation be any more __________ c. he had really short hair and very rarely travelled
(frustrate)
3. The alarm clock was also _____.
I was __________(interest) in his lecture.
a. a stationery pot
b. a flowerpot
c. a teapot
WORST CHRISTMAST PRESENTS
4. The alarm clock was _____.
First speaker: The worst Christmas present I was
ever given was a Tamagotchi which was twenty- a. recycled
four pets, all in one. So, when one died you could b. thrown away
just delete it and __________ on to the next one. c. given to a friend
So not a very good present at all.
5. The personal attack alarm could be attached to
_____.
Second speaker: I was once given a __________
a. your bag
hairdryer, which was bizarre because at the time I
b. your hand
had really __________ hair and also very rarely
c. your keys
travelled. So er ... it failed on both counts.
6. The personal attack alarm would fall underneath
Third speaker: One Christmas I was given an alarm the _____.
clock which was also a stationery pot, and as I a. car seat
opened it in front of the person that gave it to me b. car door
it didn’t turn on. Errr ... which was really c. car mat
embarrassing. I threw it away, but now I know not
to. I should __________.

Fourth speaker: I was once given a personal attack

alarm which you could attach to your keys.
However, when I would start my car engine, the
__________ would fall off and start going off. Then
I wouldn’t be able to find it because it would fall
underneath my car seat. So, I would be in the car
with the alarm going off. Not helpful!