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Boring"describe cmo es una persona o situacin.

"Bored", en cambio, se utiliza para describir un "estado".

-Cmo es Juan? Juan es aburrido.What is John like? John is boring.

Describo cmo es Juan como persona. Nota:Fjate ue no es "!o" sino "What"is Johnlike?

-Cmo est Juan? Juan est aburrido.!o is John? John is bored.

Describo el estado de #nimo de Juan. $%o &es?

!a' otros adjeti&os en in(l)s ue son m#s *#ciles de di*erenciar al compararlos con suseui&alentes en in(l)s. +or ejemplo, "interesting"

- sa aninterestingmo&ie*ilm. Vi una pelcula interesante.

Describo cmo *ue la pelcula ue &i.

Nota:$e has *ijado cmo suena "interestin("? /o es "interestin(", sino "intristin(". /oscomemos la "e" ue &a despu)s de la "t".

- 0m interestedin politics. 1am intrestid in politics2Estoy interesado en la poltica.

Describo u) es lo me interesa.

Nota:$e has *ijado cmo suena "interested"? !a' ue comerse la "e" ue &a detr#s de la"t", no es "interested", sino 1"intrestid"2

+ero insisto, no todo es tan *#cil. 3n este *oroha' un ejemplo de las di*icultades uepresentan estas terminaciones. 3l problema ue &eo de los *oros es ue, a &eces, contanta discusin no se lle(a a saber u) era lo correcto.

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Adjectives Ending with -ed and -ingClick the answer button to see the answer.

Sue:Hi, Jane. Have you had an (interest) day?

Jane:I've had a very (excite) day. It's my birthday today.

Sue:I'm a little (conuse). I thou!ht your birthday was next month.

Jane"o, that's my brother's birthday. #ine is today.

Sue:$h% "ow I'm (embarrass). I didn't !et you a &resent.

Jane:hat's (disa&&oint). ut it's $.

Sue:"ow I'm (de&ress), too.

Hey, I've *ust had a (ascinate) idea.

+hy don't we !o sho&&in! and !et you a &resent ri!ht now? hat way

we can !et you somethin! really (&lease).

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Jane:+hat an (enchant) idea. +here shall we start?

Sue:+hat about ri!ht here?

Bill:Hi, #ark. ou look (tire)..

Mark:I am. I'm totally (exhaust)

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Bill:+hy? +hat have you been doin!?Mark:I've been !ettin! my house ready or the &ainters to come tomorrow.

"ow they rin! me to tell me, yet a!ain, that they can't come till next week. I'm

!ettin! very (annoy) with them..

Bill:hat's (disa&&oint).

I'll bet that you'll be (&lease) when it's inished.

Mark:ou're not wron!% I'm startin! to !et very (bore) with all the delays.

It's (distress).

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Bill:ou must be so (rustrate). +hen do they think they will inish &aintin!you house.

Mark:hey say that it will take about two weeks to inish. ut when theywill start I don't know.

Bill:-on't be too (de&ress).

Just think o how (relieve) you'll be when it's inished.

Mark:hat's the (ri!hten) thin!. I'm startin! to believe that it will never be

inished.

Bill:+hat a (shock) thou!ht.

"ever mind. $ne day soon you'll wake u& with the (relax) thou!ht that

it's inished and you don't have to worry about it anymore.

Mark:I ho&e you're ri!ht.

Amy:Have you heard the (su&rise) news about lice and ed?

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Cathy:ou mean about their !ettin! married. es, I have. I was absolutely

(astonish) when I heard about it.

I thou!ht it was the most (astound) thin! I'd heard in a lon! time.

hey're always i!htin! like cats and do!s.

Amy:I a!ree with you. I was &retty (shock) when I heard about it mysel.

Cathy:ctually, I'm (relieve).

I was always (worry) that they would break u&. "ow I can relax.

Amy:+hat a (de&ress) idea.

ut you're ri!ht. hat would be an (u&set) thin! to ha&&en.

Cathy:"ow we can all relax knowin! that they will live a lie o (content),(wed) bliss.

Amy:ou're so ri!ht. I *ust love weddin!s. hey're so (ascinate).