Grammar: ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 5: Participle Adjectives (-ed vs. -ing endings: bored/boring, interested/interesting)
Vocabulary: Word Forms B2 Lesson 5: Participle Adjectives (-ed vs. -ing) What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to correctly use participle adjectives ending in ' -ed ' to describe feelings and ' -ing ' to describe the cause of feelings.
Why It Matters: A Common & Important Mistake Choosing the wrong ending for these adjectives can completely change your meaning. "I am bored" and "I am boring" are very different! I am bored. 😑 Meaning: I feel bored. Something is causing me to feel this way. I am boring. 😴 Meaning: I am a boring person. I cause other people to feel bored. The Two Rules for Participle Adjectives Rule 1: Use -ED for Feelings Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe a feeling or an emotion. They tell us how a person feels. After walking all day, I felt very tired . She was surprised to see her friend. I am interested in learning about Cambodian art. Rule 2: Use -ING for the Cause of the Feeling Adjectives that end…