Adjectives ending in -ed

USE
Often used to

EXAMPLE
I was so bored at the

NOTES
Usually follow the verbs: to be, feel,

describe peoples

lecture last night.

seem, look, etc.

feelings.
These have the same form as the past
participle of a verb: bored, amazed, etc.

Adjectives ending in -ing

USE
Used to describe the

EXAMPLE
The lecture last night

NOTES
These can be used before the noun or

effect that an

was extremely boring.

after the verb to be and other linking

experience/event has
on us.

verbs.