The document explains the usage of adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. It notes that -ing adjectives describe characteristics of people, things, or situations, while -ed adjectives describe feelings or temporary states. Examples and practice sentences are provided to illustrate these distinctions.

1. Adjectives
- When To Use The ‘Ed’ And ‘Ing’ Ending
Adjectives ending in -ING are used to describe characteristics of a person, a
thing or a situation. Adjectives ending in -ED are used to describe feelings (or
how a person feels) or emotions - they are used for temporary states.
✅ Tired: If you’re tired, you need to rest, because you have little energy.
Ex: I didn’t sleep last night. This morning I am tired.
✅ Tiring: If an activity is tiring, it makes you tired.
Ex: I find working on the computer is very tiring.
✅ Bored: If you are bored, you need stimulation.
Ex: Tommy has studied chemistry all day. He is very bored.
✅ Boring: If an activity or an object is boring, it makes you bored.
Ex: This book about the diet of North American primates is so boring!

2. Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence:
1) In London, no one wants to know the weather forecast. It’s too (depressed /
depressing) for us.
2) It has rained all day, and we have not gone outside. Because of this, we are
feeling very (depressed / depressing).
3) I spent all weekend sitting on the beach and listening to the waves. It was
incredibly (relaxed/ relaxing).
4) Now that I have finished all my work for the day and taken a long shower, I
am very (relaxed / relaxing).
5) That calendar with photos of red telephone booths in the countryside is
perhaps the most (bored / boring) thing I have ever seen.