Adjectives Ending in "-ed" and "-ing": English lesson.

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The “-ed” and “-ing” endings are not only used to form the past and continuous verb tenses, they are used with adjectives as well. These adjectives are made using a verb and one of these two terminations, but be careful because the meaning of the adjective changes depending on which ending is used.

“-ed” Adjectives

Adjectives ending in “-ed” indicate or describe feelings.

Examples:

John is interested in art.

Denise was bored in class.

Luke is excited about his new job.

“-ing” Adjectives

Adjectives ending in “-ing” indicate or describe a characteristic of something or someone.

Examples:

John is an interesting person.

The class was boring, so Denise fell asleep.

Luke started an exciting new job.

Note: As mentioned above, the use of one adjective over the other changes the meaning of the sentence.

Examples:

Steve is embarrassed.(Meaning: Steve feels embarrassed.)

Steve is embarrassing.(Meaning: Steve acts in a manner which is embarrassing.)

The following is a list of some of the more common adjectives ending in “-ed” and “-ing”.

“-ed” Adjective	“-ing” Adjective
alarmed	alarming
aggravated	aggravating
annoyed	annoying
astonished	astonishing
astounded	astounding
bored	boring
captivated	captivating
challenged	challenging
charmed	charming
comforted	comforting
confused	confusing
convinced	convincing
depressed	depressing
disappointed	disappointing
discouraged	discouraging
disgusted	disgusting
distressed	distressing
disturbed	disturbing
embarrassed	embarrassing
encouraged	encouraging
entertained	entertaining
excited	exciting
exhausted	exhausting
fascinated	fascinating
frightened	frightening
frustrated	frustrating
fulfilled	fulfilling
gratified	gratifying
inspired	inspiring
insulted	insulting
interested	interesting
moved	moving
overwhelmed	overwhelming
perplexed	perplexing
pleased	satisfying
relaxed	relaxing
relieved	relieving
satisfied	satisfying
shocked	shocking
sickened	sickening
soothed	soothing
surprised	surprising
tempted	tempting
terrified	terrifying
threatened	threatening
thrilled	thrilling
tired	tiring
touched	touching
unsettled	unsettling
worried	worrying

Las terminaciones “-ed” y “-ing” no sólo se usan para formar los tiempos verbales del pasado y presente continuo, también se usan con adjetivos. Estos adjetivos están compuestos de un verbo y estas dos terminaciones, pero ten en cuenta que el sentido cambia dependiendo de que terminación se use.

“-ed” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ed”)

Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ed” indican o describen emociones. Estos adjetivos suelen acabar en “-ado” o “-ido” en español y van después del verbo “estar”.

Ejemplos:

John is interested in art.(John está interesado en el arte.)

Denise was bored in class.(Denise estaba aburrida en clase.)

Luke is excited about his new job.(Luke está emocionado con su nuevo empleo.)

“-ing” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ing”)

Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ing” indican o describen una característica de algo o alguien. A diferencia de los adjetivos que terminan en (“‑ed”), no hay regla en español para formar estos adjetivos y van después del verbo “ser”.

Ejemplos:

John is an interesting person.(John es una persona interesante.)

The class was boring so Denise fell asleep.(La clase era aburrida así que Denise se durmió.)

Luke started an exciting new job.(Luke acaba de empezar un nuevo empleo emocionante.)

Nota: Como hemos mencionado anteriormente, el uso de un adjetivo en vez de otro cambia el sentido de la frase.

Ejemplos:

Steve is embarrassed.(Steve está avergonzado.)

Steve is embarrassing.(Steve es vergonzoso.)

A continuación tienes una lista de algunos de los adjetivos más comunes terminando en (“‑ed”) y “-ing”.

“-ed” Adjetivo	“-ing” Adjetivo
alarmed alarmado	alarming alarmante
aggravated agravado	aggravating agravante
annoyed molesto	annoying molesto
astonished asombrado	astonishing asombroso
astounded asombrado	astounding asombroso
bored aburrido	boring aburrido
captivated cautivado	captivating cautivador
challenged desafiado	challenging desafiante
charmed encantado	charming encantador
comforted consolado	comforting consolador
confused confuso	confusing confuso
convinced convencido	convincing convincente
depressed deprimido	depressing deprimente
disappointed decepcionado	disappointing decepcionante
discouraged desalentado	discouraging desalentador
disgusted indignado	disgusting repugnante
distressed preocupado	distressing preocupante
disturbed perturbado	disturbing pertubador
embarrassed avergonzado	embarrassing vergonzoso
encouraged animado	encouraging alentador
entertained entretenido	entertaining entretenido
excited emocionado	exciting emocionante
exhausted agotado	exhausting agotador
fascinated fascinado	fascinating fascinante
frightened asustado	frightening espantoso
frustrated frustrado	frustrating frustrante
fulfilled satisfecho	fulfilling satisfactorio
gratified satisfecho	gratifying gratificante
inspired inspirado	inspiring inspirador
insulted insultado	insulting insultante
interested interesado	interesting interesante
moved emocionado	moving emocionante
overwhelmed abrumado	overwhelming abrumador
perplexed desconcertado	perplexing desconcertante
pleased satisfecho	pleasing satisfactorio
relaxed relajado	relaxing relajante
relieved consolado	relieving consolador
satisfied satisfecho	satisfying satisfactorio
shocked conmocionado	shocking chocante
sickened asqueado	sickening asqueroso
soothed relajado	soothing relajante
surprised sorprendido	surprising sorprendente
tempted tentado	tempting tentador
terrified aterrado	terrifying aterrador
threatened amenazado	threatening amenazante
thrilled emocionado	thrilling emocionante
tired cansado	tiring agotador
touched conmovido	touching conmovedor
unsettled perturbado	unsettling perturbador
worried preocupado	worrying preocupante

Comparative & Superlative - Lesson 4.2

Adjectives Ending in "-ed" and "-ing"

(Los adjetivos terminando en "-ed" y "-ing")

“-ed” Adjectives

“-ing” Adjectives

“-ed” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ed”)

“-ing” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ing”)