Grammar: Word classes: Verbs: Verb formation

Participles (-ing/-ed) Back

Using participles to describe & classify: Student problems

Students often mix up the present participle (-ing) with the past participle (-ed) when they are used as adjectives:

This is a very bored book.
This is a very boring book.

I felt boring in every lesson.
I felt bored in every lesson.

My home was decorated by balloons. I was very amazing.
My home was decorated by balloons. I was very amazed.

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