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-ed and -ing adjectives

أمثلة:

interested/interesting

bored/boring

confused/confusing

tired/tiring

excited/exciting

annoyed/annoying

كثيرا ما يخطئ المتعلمون في التفريق بين ed adjectives-  و ing adjectives-.

  • -ing adjectives:  

 نستعمل ing adjectives- في وصف طرف مُؤثّر في غيره. مثلا:

  • It is a tiring job.

هذه المهنة متعِبة. هي تُتعِب أي تؤثر في من يقوم بها. لذلك استعملنا في وصفها ing adjective-.

  • -ed adjectives:  

نستعمل ed adjectives- في وصف الطرف المتأثر بغيره. مثلا:

  • He worked for 10 hours. He is so tired.

لقد عمل لعشر ساعات. إنه متعَب جدا.  أي أنه تأثر بشيء ما. لذلك استعملنا في وصفه ed adjective-.

 

Activity: Choose the right option:

  • The exam was difficult. I was (confused/confusing) and I couldn’t answer most of the questions.

  • When I talk to this person, I feel (bored/boring). He is a (bored/boring) person.

  • I am (interested/interesting) in reading books. I think it (interested/ interesting) and it helps me in my studies.

  • Travelling helps us enjoy ourselves and makes us (excited/exciting). It is an (excited/exciting) activity.

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