Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored) - B1 03/02/2020 09:19

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Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored) - B1

Why is this important? Take-aways

Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you Today you will learn:
want to talk about your feelings towards
- About two adjectives, boring and bored
something? Or give your opinion on it?
- You'll learn when to use them, how to use them,
If you do, are you able to express yourself? and how to not confuse them!
This is where this flashcard will come in handy! - the mistakes to avoid

- …and some interesting trivia!

Examples & Explanations

Adjectives

… tell us more about nouns (the names of things and people, for example, pencil, France, Monday, cat, Elsa)
Some adjectives end in -ed or -ing.

So, what's the difference:

-ing normally talks about the reason for something.
-ed normally talks about how we feel about something.

Boring/Bored are used to talk about things that are not interesting, things we don't like.
I was bored.
He is bored.

When I am bored, I like to read.

The teacher is boring => I don't like listening to him.

The TV documentary is boring => I want to watch something else.

The long flight wasn't boring because I watched lots of movies => Long flights can be boring, this one wasn't.

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Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored) - B1 03/02/2020 09:19

Look out!

LOOK OUT! Don't mix bored up with boring.

=> Bored is how I feel.
=> Boring is my opinion or the reason why I don't like something.

Don't forget!

Bored/Boring are both adjectives. They are used for things that are not interesting.
-ed => ME! => how I feel

[think about the 'e' in -ed sounding like the word 'me']
-ing => WHY? => what's the reason?
[think about the 'i' in -ing sounding like the word 'why']

Did you know?

Studying English doesn't need to be boring.

Here are three suggestions that won't leave you feeling bored when you study:
1. Watch a movie in English, with English subtitles. A drama series will do too.
2. Google the lyrics of your favourite song and try and learn them.
3. Test yourself by finding a paragraph about something that interests you. Translate it into your own language, and a
week later, translate it back into English. Are they the same?
There are also LOTS of games that will help your English, so get some on your phone, and you'll never need to be bored
again or pull your hair out doing boring exercises!

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