Adjectives ending in "-ed" or "-ing"

Do you know the difference between bored and boring?

Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused.

-ed adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel.

I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.She was really tired and went to bed early.

-ing adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.

Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting.I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!