The use of adjectives: -ing vs. -ed

-ED​

-ING

The girls weren't interested in ​ the story.

-ED

We use adjectives ending in -ed to describe:​ ​ “Feelings”​ ​ Only for people because things CAN NOT feel.

The books were interesting.

-ING​

We use adjectives ending in -ing to describe:​ ​ “Objects or people”

Adjectives to describe feelings​.

Adjectives to describe people or things.

-ING vs. -ED

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN:​

-ED

-ING

Examples:​

Examples:​

The game was amazing.

- annoying - surprising ​ - amazing​ - interesting​

- If you want to describe people or things, use adjective ending in –ing.

Adjectives to describe people or things​

​ The children were frightened last night.​

​ - bored - excited ​ - frightened - interested​

If you want to describe feelings, use adjective ending in –ed.

Adjectives to describe feelings​

My holiday was relaxing. ​ I was really relaxed.

The family was excited.​ The movie was exciting.

The students were interested.​ The class was interesting.

The students were bored.​ The class was boring.

Look at these examples​