Hoy vamos a darle un vistazo a los adjetivos que acaban en “ed” y en “ing”.
Veremos
juntos cuando usarlos y las diferencias entre estos adjetivos.
Today we are going to discuss the use of adjectives ending in “ed” and in “ing”. We will
look at the differences and on the rules.
Adjectives ending in “ED” and ”ING”
Some adjectives have the characteristic of ending in “ed” and “ing”. Let’s ltake a look at
the rules.
We use adjectives ending in “ING” to describe something or someone.
Examples:
Maria is watching a very interesting movie.
I hate that teacher. He is really boring.
We use adjectives ending in “ED” when we want to describe how people feel.
This movie isn’t interesting. I am bored.
Juan is very exited because he is going to travel to Miami for the first time.
Some participles can be used as adjectives in either the present or past form.
Conclusions
- We can use adjectives ending in “ing” for things or people. Remember that when we
use “ing” it is describing the person or thing.
- We can use the “ed” ONLY for people (or animals) because THINGS CANNOT FEEL.
We can say:
Felipe is boring. (describes his personality).
Felipe is bored. (he feels bored at the moment)
We can’t say:
The TV program is bored – INCORRECT (because things can’t feel).
ADJECTIVES (ING – ED) Spanish translation
alarming alarmed Alarmante / alarmado
amusing amused Divertido
annoying annoyed Fastidioso / fastidiado
boring bored Aburrido
concerning concerned Preocupante /
preocupado
confusing confused Confuso / confundido
embarrassing embarrassed Embarazoso /
avergonzado
encouraging encouraged Alentador / animado
entertaining entertained Entretenido
exciting excited Emocionante /
emocionado
exhausting exhausted Agotador / agotado
frightening frightened Aterrador / aterrado
frustrating frustrated Frustrante / frustrado
humiliating humiliated Humillante / humillado
interesting interested Interesante /
interesado
intriguing intrigued Intrigante / intrigado
overwhelming overwhelmed Abrumador /
abrumado
perplexing perplexed Perplejo
pleasing pleased Agradable /
complacido
relaxing relaxed Relajante / relajado
satisfying satisfied Gratificante /
satisfecho
shocking shocked Chocante / estupefacto
surprising surprised Sorprendente /
sorprendido
tiring tired Cansador / cansado
1) Monday is very bored / boring. It is the first day of the week.
2) I’m bored / boring with my job. It’s always the same.
3) When we lose the football game, we fell depressed / depressing.
4) My team never wins. It is very depressed / depressing.
5) Reading a book is very relaxed / relaxing.
6) I am very relaxed / relaxing at the weekend.
7) The movie I watched yesterday was very interested / interesting.
8) I’m not very interested / interesting in studying French. I prefer English.
9) Julio is very exited / exiting about his brand new car.
10) The Barcelona – Inter game was very exited / exiting.
Queda claro que para cosas, situaciones u objetos usamos la terminación “ing” y no es posible
usar “ed”. La razón es porque se usa la terminación “ed” para expresar lo que uno siente y está
claro que las cosas sin vida no pueden sentir. Para personas uno puede usar “ed” (cuando uno
siente) o “ing” pero esta última se usa para DESCRIBIR a la persona. Así que si yo digo “Juan is
depressed” quiere decir qu se encuentra deprimido ya que describo la situación actual porque
por algina razón se siente asi. En cambio si decimos “Juan is depressing” entonces describimos
a Juan. Es una persona depresiva.
