-ed/-ing adjectives

ADJECTIVES EXPRESSING FEELINGS

-ing (present participle) vs -ed (past participle)
 

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 -ing Adjectives
-ing shows who or what causes the feeling:

e.g.

Freddie Mercury’s concerts were

exciting. Mercury was exciting!

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 -ed Adjectives
-ed shows who feels the feeling

e.g.
That man is excited. The
audience is excited.

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 Verb To interest:

The Sphinx is … ?

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 Verb To interest:

The Sphinx is interesting.

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 … so we are …? in it.

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 Or, at least, he is interested in it.

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 Verb To tire/ To exhaust

The man and the dog are …

…because rescuing people is a/an … work.

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 Verb To tire/ To exhaust

The man and the dog are tired or exhausted.

…because rescuing people is a tiring/ an exhausting

work.
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 Discuss this quote in pairs, please. What does it mean?
When can you apply it?

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