Adj(ing-ed)

He’s such a monotonous speaker. I was bored/ boring stiff.

• bored

• boring

Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.

• disappointed

• disappointing

I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.

• tired

• tiring

Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.

• excited

• exciting

That lamp produces a very pleased/ pleasing effect.

• pleased

• pleasing

The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.

• saddened

• saddening

I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.

• depressed

• depressing

I was amazed/ amazing when she told me she’d got divorced.

• amazed

• amazing

He’s such a bored/ boring guy. He only ever talks about himself.

• bored

• boring

I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre

• interested

• interesting