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GRAMTICA (GRAMMAR)www.english4allages.com
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ADJETIVOS ACABADOS EN ED/ ING
En ingls existe un nmero considerable de adjetivos que tienen la alternancia -ed/- ingcomo
terminacin.
Bored Boring Excited Exciting
Disappointed Disappointing Interested Interesting
Tired Tiring Annoyed annoying
Ej: The film was really interesting. Im interested in foreign languages
Si buscamos, por ejemplo, la palabra aburrido en el diccionario, nos aparecer entre otros las
palabras bored y boring. Cul de ellas escoger?. Las dos son adjetivos.
El criterio o norma para utilizar edo inges el siguiente:
ed : indica el estado en el que est una persona ( o muy puntualmente animal).
She is excited about the new house( ella est emocionada con la casa nueva)
ing: indica el efecto que algo o alguien produce.
The story is exciting ( la historia es emocionante)
La relacin entre uno y otro es de causa- efecto:
a)Im interested in Music.
b) Music is interesting
c) Im interested in music because Music is interesting.
Here are some more adjectives with both endings
Surprised Surprising Amused Amusing
Amazed Amazing Depressed Depressing
Shocked Shocking Frightened Frightening
Embarrassed embarrassing Horrified Horrifying.
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PRACTICE.- .- Adjectives in - ed/-ing
1.- Choose the right adjective. Example: I was disappointing/disappointed with
the film. I had expected it to be better.1
1 We were all horrifying/horrified when we heard about the disaster.
2 It's sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
3 Are you interesting/interested in football?
4 I enjoyed the football match. It was quite exciting/excited.
5 It was a really terrifying/terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very
shocking/ shocked.
6 I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I
was offered it.
7 The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting/disgusted.
8 Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed ?
2.- - Answer the following questions
Think of something that has been disappointing for you lately.
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Write the last time that you found yourself in an embarrassing situation
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Write one of the most annoying thing for you
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Its really shocking when__________________________ (complete the sentence)
1Exercise taken from English Grammar in Use, by Raymond Murphy. Cambridge University Press.