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

(Adjetivos terminando en "-ed" y "-ing")

Las terminaciones "-ed" y "-ing" no slo se usan para formar los tiempos verbales del pasado y presente continuo, tambin se usan
con adjetivos. Estos adjetivos estn compuestos de un verbo y estas dos terminaciones, pero ten en cuenta que el sentido cambia
dependiendo de que terminacin se use.

"-ed" Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en "-ed")

Los adjetivos que terminan en "-ed" indican o describen emociones. Estos adjetivos suelen acabar en "-ado", "-ido" o "-edo" en
espaol y van despus del verbo "estar".

Ejemplos:

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

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

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

"-ing" Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en "-ing")

Los adjetivos que terminan en "-ing" indican o describen una caracterstica de algo o alguien. A diferencia de los adjetivos que
terminan en "-ed", no hay regla en espaol para formar estos adjetivos y van despus 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 asi que Denise se durmi.)

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

Nota Steve is embarrassed. (Steve est avergonzado.)

Steve is embarrassing. (Steve es vergonzoso.)

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

Ejemplos:

A continuacin tienes una lista de algunos de los adjetivos ms comunes teminandos en "-ed" y "-ing".

"-ed" Adjetivo Espaol "-ing" Adjetivo Espaol

alarmed alarmado Alarming alarmante
aggravated agravado Aggravating agravante
annoyed molesto Annoying molesto
astonished asombrado Astonishing asombroso
astounded asombrado Astouding asombroso
bored aburrido Boring aburridor
captivated cautivado Captivating cautivador
challenged desafiado Challenging desafiante
charmed encantado Charming encantador
comforted consolado Comforting consolador
"-ed" Adjetivo Espaol "-ing" Adjetivo Espaol
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 Gratifiying 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 chocado 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

'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives: describing feelings and things

My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed.'

Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing:

worried/worrying, interested/interesting, excited/exciting

'-ed' adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:
'He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class.'
'I was confused by the findings of the report.'
'She felt tired after working hard all day.'

'-ing' adjectives
Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations. Compare these example
sentences to the ones above:
'Being upgraded to first class is surprising.'
The findings of this report are confusing.'
'Working hard all day is tiring.'

example table:

-ed and -ing adjectives tables

Feel '-ed' describe '-ing'
annoyed annoying
bored boring
confused confusing
depressed depressing
excited exciting
frustrated frustrating
frightened frightening
satisfied satisfying
shocked shocking