-ed and - ing adjectives

 -ed and -ing adjectives 

Mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ed dhe -ing 

 

     Do you know the difference between bored and boring? Look at these examples to see how adjectives ending in -ed and -ing are used. 

     A e dini ndryshimin midis bored dhe boring? Shikoni këta shembuj për të parë se si përdoren mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ed dhe -ing. 

• I was really bored in that presentation. 

• That was a really boring presentation. 

 

 

     Try this exercise to test your grammar. 

     Provoni këtë ushtrim për të testuar njohuritë tuaja gramatikore. 

1. You look really ___. Why don’t you go to bed?  

• tired  

• tiring 

 

2. Can I call you? I’ve got some very ___ news for you!  

• excited  

• exciting 

 

3. My neighbor is always playing loud music. It’s very ___.  

• annoyed  

• annoying 

 

4. The directions were ___ and we got lost.  

• confused  

• confusing 

 

5. I was really ___ that I won the competition.  

• surprised  

• surprising 

 

6. She didn’t call about the car. I don’t think she’s ___ in buying it.  

• interested  

• interesting 

 

7. My cats get really ___ when there’s a thunderstorm.  

• frightened  

• frightening 

 

8. His exam results were really ___.  

• disappointed 

• disappointing 

 

 

     Read the explanation to learn more. 

     Lexoni shpjegimin për të mësuar më shumë. 

 

Grammar explanation 

Shpjegimi gramatikor 

     Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused. 

     Mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ed (p.sh. i mërzitur, i interesuar) dhe mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ing (p.sh e mërzitshme, interesante) shpesh ngatërrohen.  

 

 

-ed adjectives 

mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ed 

     Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel. 

     Mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ed përgjithësisht përshkruajnë ndjenja – ato na tregojnë se si ndihen njerëzit. 

• I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep. 

• He was surprised to see Helen after all those years. 

• She was really tired and went to bed early. 

 

 

-ing adjectives 

mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ing 

     Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored. 

     Mbiemrat që mbarojnë me -ing përgjithësisht përshkruajnë gjënë që shkakton ndjenjën – një leksion i mërzitshëm të bën të ndihesh i mërzitur. 

• Have you seen that film? It’s really frightening. 

• I could listen to her for hours. She’s so interesting. 

• I can’t sleep! That noise is really annoying! 

 

     Here are some adjectives that can have both an -ed and an -ing form. 

     Këtu ndodhen disa mbiemra që mund t’i marrin edhe formën -ed edhe formën -ing. 

 

annoyed	annoying
bored	boring
confused	confusing
disappointed	disappointing
excited	exciting
frightened	frightening
interested	interesting
surprised	surprising
tired	tiring
worried	worrying

 

 

     Choose the correct word. 

     Zgjidhni fjalën e duhur. 

1. She’s a big dog but you don’t need to be ___.  

• frightened 

• frightening 

 

2. The instructions for my new coffee machine are really ___.  

• confused 

• confusing 

 

3. I loved my maths teacher! Lessons with her were never ___.  

• bored  

• boring 

 

4. That shop never has any customers. I’m ___ it’s still there.  

• surprised 

• surprising 

 

5. The battery on my phone only lasts about two hours. It’s really ___.  

• annoyed 

• annoying 

 

6. I was ___ that I didn’t get the job.  

• disappointed 

• disappointing 

 

7. I’m reading a really ___ book.  

• interested 

• interesting 

 

8. The children were so ___ they couldn’t sleep.  

• excited 

• exciting