× I am so exciting about your visit!
√ I am so excited about your visit!
× We were very boring, so we decided to play cards.
√ We were very bored, so we decided to play cards.
-ed adjectives are used to describe how people feel. Look at the following examples:
- ‘We’re tired. Can we stop running?
- I’m bored. Let’s play cards.
- I was surprised to see her.
-ing adjectives are used to talk about the things that produce these feelings in people. Check the examples below:
- Running is very tiring. We don’t want to run.
- This film is very boring. Let’s play cards.
- Her visit was very surprising. We weren’t expecting her.
Here you have a list of common adjectives that follow this pattern:
- amazed — amazing
- amused — amusing
- annoyed — annoying
- bored — boring
- confused — confusing
- depressed — depressing
- disappointed — disappointing
- embarrassed — embarrassing
- excited — exciting
- frightened — frightening
- interested — interesting
- irritated — irritating
- shocked — shocking
- surprised — surprising
- terrified — terrifying
- tired — tiring
- worried — worrying