ED/-ING ADJECTIVES

A lot of adjectives are made from verbs by adding –ing or –ed. They are called
participial adjectives they take the forms of the present (-ing) and past participle (-
ed) of the verb.

-ed adjectives

-ed adjectives are used to describe how we feel. Look at the following examples:

• We’re tired. Can we stop running?

• I’m bored. Let’s play cards.
• I was surprised to see her.

-ing adjectives

-ing adjectives are used to talk about the things that produce these feelings. Check
the examples below:

• Running is very tiring. We don’t want to run.

• This film is very boring. Let’s play cards.
• Her visit was very surprising. We weren’t expecting her.
A list of some common adjectives