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Adjectives: -ing or -ed
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| verb | present participle (v + -ing) | past participle (v + -ed) |
| to amaze | amazing | amazed |
| to bore | boring | bored |
| to frighten | frightening | frightened |
| to interest | interesting | interested |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
 |  |  |  |
| -ing > active |
1. Giant Australian frogs are amazing. 4. The children are reading an interesting book. |
| -ed > passive |
2. There must be a ghost! Linda looks frightened! 3. Bob feels bored . ' |
1. Giant frogs are amazing; that's why people are amazed. 4. The book is interesting, so the children are interested. 2. Linda is frightened because she has seen something frightening. 3. I suppose Bob feels bored because his job is boring. |
| Other examples | |
 | Mr. Smith is very surprised. He is reading a surprising piece of news. |
  | A Jack-in-the-box is an amusing toy. The little boy is amused. |
  | What a depressing chart! Robert feels depressed. |
  | Horrified, Bill ran away from that horrifying house. |
Choose the right ends of these words. |
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