1.4 A boring lesson makes me bored (Ed/ing adjectives)

"-Ed" and "-ing" endings are not only used to form verb tenses but also to form adjectives. This kind of adjectives would be compound of a verb (usually the verb be) and one of these

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endings but, be careful because each one has a different meaning. Let's see them!.

Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions. These adjectives usually correspond to those ending in "-ado", "-edo", "-ido" in Spanish and follow the verb "be" meaning "estar".

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

Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe a specific characteristic of a person or a thing. These adjectives do not always have an equivalent in Spanish and they follow the verb "be" meaning "ser".

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

IMPORTANT: Let's compare the difference when we use one adjective or the other:

Steve is embarrassed (Steve está avergonzado).

Steve is embarrassing (Steve es vergonzoso).

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Here you have a list of adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing" with its translation into Spanish.

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Rellenar huecos

Now, let's see if you have acquired the contents studied. Complete the sentences with the corresponding adjective:

1. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was so Rellenar huecos (1): (bored/boring).

2. I had such a Rellenar huecos (2): day. I went straight to bed (tired/tiring).

3. Everyone's very Rellenar huecos (3): about the news (excited/exciting).

4. The whole school was Rellenar huecos (4): by the tragic event (saddened/saddening).

5. The lamp produces a very Rellenar huecos (5): effect (pleased/pleasing).

6. I don't like watching Rellenar huecos (6): films on my own (depressed/depressing).

7. I'm very Rellenar huecos (7): in films and theatre (interested/interesting).

8. Their hamburgers are Rellenar huecos (8): (disgusted/disgusting).

9. Dad always arrives home from work completely Rellenar huecos (9): (exhausted/exhausting).

10. He's always showing off. It's really Rellenar huecos (10): (annoyed/annoying).

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FUN or FUNNY?

These words are often confused. They mean different things. Look at these examples:

I think Mr Bean is very funny.

Skiing is lots of fun.

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We use funny to talk about something that makes us laugh. It is an adjective and we can use it with very and really.

We use fun to talk about something that is enjoyable. It is a noun so we can use it with a lot of and lots of.

1. We don't think Jim Carrey's films are very Rellenar huecos (1): . I never laugh.

2. That rollercoaster looks like Rellenar huecos (2): JXUwMDNlJXUwMDEzJXUwMDFi . Let's have a go!

3. Alistair, the new English teacher, is very Rellenar huecos (3): . He tells lots of jokes in class.

4. Wow! Whitewater rafting is Rellenar huecos (4): JXUwMDNlJXUwMDEzJXUwMDFi . Can we do it again?

5. I think the Simpsons is really Rellenar huecos (5): , especially Homer.

6. Santiago Segura's Torrente films are very Rellenar huecos (6): . I'm sure that he has Rellenar huecos (7): JXUwMDNlJXUwMDEzJXUwMDFi when he is making them.

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MAKE + PERSON + VERB/ADJECTIVE

A boring lesson makes me bored = It causes me to feel bored

We use make + person/thing + infinitive (without TO) to talk about what someone/something is obliged or caused to do.

We use make + person/something + adjective (without TO) to talk about the effect something has on another person/thing.

If the person/thing is a pronoun, we use the object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them).

It makes me happy. They made their teacher listen.

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Choose the correct phrase for each sentence.

1. My boss made me Rellenar huecos (1): some coffee from Starbucks.

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2. The teacher made us Rellenar huecos (2): the irregular verbs.

3. My mum makes me Rellenar huecos (3): every day.

4. We didn't make you Rellenar huecos (4): . You wanted to.

5. Why did you interrupt me? You've made me Rellenar huecos (5): what I was going to say!

6. Love makes Rellenar huecos (6): go round.

7. I didn't want to visit my uncle but my mum made me Rellenar huecos (7): JXUwMDNmJXUwMDA4 .

8. The story was so sad that it made us all Rellenar huecos (8): JXUwMDNiJXUwMDExJXUwMDBi .

9. The coach made the players Rellenar huecos (9): every day.

10. I can't make you Rellenar huecos (10): JXUwMDNjJXUwMDBi the homework, but if you don't, you will fail the exam.

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