Adjectives with ing/ed

Some adjectives have two forms:

1. An –ed form. For example: bored.

2. An –ing form. For example: boring.

Look at these examples:

The film was boring.

John was bored by the film.

Both forms are used to describe a feeling or state.

The –ing form describes the cause of the emotion. In the example above, the film is the cause of the feeling.

The –ed form describes how people feel. In the example above, we describe John’s feeling.

Common adjectives with two forms are:

Exceptions

Scared	Scary
Stressed	Stressful

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