-Ed/-ing adjectives: Adjectives from verbs

-Ed/-ing adjectives

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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.