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



The endings "-ed" and "-ing" are not only used to form the tenses of the past and present continuous, they are also used with adjectives.

Las terminaciones “-ed” y “-ing” no sólo se usan para formar los tiempos verbales del pasado y presente continuo, también se usan con adjetivos.

“-ed” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ed”)
Emotions
(amazed)
Adjectives ending in "-ed" indicate or describe emotions. These adjectives usually end in "-ado" or "-ido" in Spanish and go after the verb "estar".

Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ed” indican o describen emociones. Estos adjetivos suelen acabar en “-ado” o “-ido” en español y van después del verbo “estar”.

Examples/Ejemplos:
John is interested in art.
(John está interesado en el arte.)
Denise was bored in class.
(Denise estaba aburrida en clase.)
Luke is excited about his new job.
(Luke está emocionado con su nuevo empleo.)



“-ing” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ing”)
Caracteristic
(amazing)
Adjectives ending in "-ing" indicate or describe a characteristic of something or someone. Unlike the adjectives that end in ("ed"), there is no rule in Spanish to form these adjectives and they go after the verb "to be".

Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ing” indican o describen una característica de algo o alguien. A diferencia de los adjetivos que terminan en (“‑ed”), no hay regla en español para formar estos adjetivos y van después del verbo “ser”.

Examples/Ejemplos:
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John is an interesting person.(John es una persona interesante.)
The class was boring so Denise fell asleep.(La clase era aburrida así que Denise se durmió.)


Luke started an exciting new job.(Luke acaba de empezar un nuevo empleo emocionante.)
Note: As mentioned above, the use of one adjective instead of another changes the meaning of the phrase.

Nota: Como hemos mencionado anteriormente, el uso de un adjetivo en vez de otro cambia el sentido de la frase.
Examples/Ejemplos:
Steve is embarrassed.(Steve está avergonzado.)
Steve is embarrassing.(Steve es vergonzoso.)

“-ed” Adjetivo
“-ing” Adjetivo
Alarmed-alarmado
Alarming- alarmante
Aggravated -agravado
Aggravating-agravante
Astonished-asombrado
Astonishing-asombroso
 Astounded-asombrado
Astounding-asombroso
 Worried-preocupado
 Worrying-preocupante
 Depressed-eprimido
Depressing-deprimente


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