Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed / Adjetivos que acaban en - ing y en -ed



Nos han enseñado que los adjetivos que terminan en -ed se refieren a lo que el sujeto de una oración siente o experimenta, mientras que los que terminan en -ing describen el efecto que produce el sustantivo modificado por el adjetivo. Pero yo lo veo más sencillo.   Para mí, los adjetivos que acaban en -ing van con el verbo ser. Los que acaban en -ed van con el verbo estar. Pero como el verbo ser y el verbo estar son el mismo verbo en inglés, el verbo be, los estudiantes se suelen hacer un lio con los adjetivos que acaban en -ing y en -ed. Pero yo no. Y es porque yo tengo muy buena opinión de mí mismo y se que soy un tío interesante.  I am interesting. Yes, I am an interesting guy. Yo soy interesante. Sí, soy un tío interesante. Y si consigo acordarme de lo interesante que soy, ya recuerdo que -ing va con ser, y por lo tanto -ed tiene que ir con estar. Sí, señores, aprender tiene que ver con la autoestima, que en inglés se dice self-esteem.  

TEST:

____1.These instructions are very (a)confused b)confusing). I can't understand them.
____2. We don't know what to think. We are (a)confused b)confusing).
____3. We were (a)shocked b)shocking) when we heard Bill had had an accident jumping from the balcony to the pool.
____4. The pictures the detective took of Mrs.Lewis and her lover were (a)shocked b)shocking).
____5. I find Swedish films (a)bored b)boring). Too deep for me.
____6. We waited at the station for hours, (a)bored b)boring) to death.
____7. John had an accident. He is well but his car is (a)damaged b)damaging).
____8. This newspaper article makes you look like a monster. It is really (a)damaged b)damaging) to your image and reputation.
____9. She is (a) embarassed b)embarassing) because she hasn't enough money to pay for the gift we all want to buy for Peter.
____10. Sydney felt awful when he stepped on the banana peel and fell and everyone laughed. It was so (a)embarassed b)embarassing).
____11. The child was very (a)frightened b)frightening) because she was alone in the house and it was getting dark.
____12. Paul's Halloween costume was really (a) frightened b)frightening).It frightened all the children and many of the adults too.
____13. Fred was (a)surprised b)surprising) to find his boss was at the office today. Fred thought the man was on holiday in France.
____14. I found it  (a)surprised b)surprising) to learn that earthworms have no eyes.
____15. Picasso's paintings are (a)amazed b)amazing).
____16. The talent scout will be (a)amazing b)amazed) when he hears the little girl's voice.
____17. Ron was (a)depressed b)depressing) because his girlfried had left him.
____18. The news they give on TV about the economy is always very (a)depressed b)depressing,)