Lesson 5 Adding -ed and -ing

researching

• to be carefully studying something

• to be casually browsing

• to be ignoring information

• to be summarizing findings

qualified

• having the necessary skill, experience, or knowledge to do a particular job or activity

• lacking the ability to perform tasks effectively

• having a casual approach to work

• being overqualified for a position

committing

• currently giving your time and energy to something.

• making a promise to do something in the future.

• deciding to stop doing something.

• taking a break from responsibilities.

mimicking

• to be copying someone's behavior

• to be creating something new

• to be ignoring someone's actions

• to be analyzing someone's thoughts

argued

• to have quarreled over something

• to have agreed on a topic

• to have discussed politely

• to have ignored a subject

committed

• willing to give your time, energy, etc., to something

• having a strong desire to achieve something

• able to make decisions quickly

• interested in a variety of topics

panicked

• to have been overcome with extreme fear

• to have acted calmly in a crisis

• to have felt a sense of joy

• to have been indifferent to danger

receiving

• currently accepting something

• rejecting an offer

• waiting for a response

• delivering an item

controlled

• done or organized according to certain rules, instructions, or procedures

• randomly executed without any guidelines

• spontaneously occurring without any structure

• managed in a chaotic and unregulated manner

controlling

• to be currently organizing according to certain rules, instructions, or procedures

• to be in charge of a situation without any guidelines

• to allow complete freedom in decision-making

• to monitor progress without any intervention