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ADJETIVOS ACABADOS EN ED/ ING

En ingls existe un nmero considerable de adjetivos que tienen la alternancia -ed/- ing como terminacin. Bored Disappointed Tired Boring Disappointing Tiring Excited Interested Annoyed Exciting Interesting 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 ed o ing es 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 Amazed Shocked Surprising Amazing Shocking Amused Depressed Frightened Amusing Depressing Frightening Horrifying.

Embarrassed embarrassing Horrified

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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. _________________________________________________________________ Write the last time that you found yourself in an embarrassing situation _________________________________________________________________ Write one of the most annoying thing for you _________________________________________________________________ Its really shocking when__________________________ (complete the sentence)

Exercise taken from English Grammar in Use, by Raymond Murphy. Cambridge University Press.

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