Participle Adjectives

Past Participle and Present Progressive Participle adjectives.
There is a speaking activity, as well as a fill in the blanks activity.
There is also a list of examples for both forms of adjectives.

1. Participle Adjectives Past participle adjectives Present participle adjectives Tara L. Lockhart

2. Participle adjectives These are adjectives that come from verbs that end in ‘ ed ’ or ‘ ing ’ (often describe feelings) ( verb ) The magician amazed the audience with his tricks. ( present participle adjective ) The magician is amazing . ( past participle adjective ) The audience felt amazed when the magician disappeared.

3. - ed The past participle adjective is used to talk about how someone feels. How does this kid feel right now?

4. How are these people feeling? Excited? Scared ? Bored? Depressed?

5. - ing The present participle adjective is used to talk about the thing the person t he situation that causes a feeling. These kids are bored because their class / teacher is ______.

6. If rollercoasters make you feel ____( ed ) then they are _________. Exciting? Thrilling? Terrifying?

7. Speaking Time Ask your partner some questions using past and present participle adjectives. Use the adjectives in your answers. (Questions are on the next slide) 

8. What is the most exciting place you have ever been? What is the most thrilling movie you have ever seen? What is something that makes you feel depressed ? Name someone in your family that makes you feel annoyed ? What career do you think is demanding ? If you were homesick, what would make you feel comforted ? What would be the most confusing thing about your language for someone to learn? What is something that you think is relaxing ? What do you do to feel energized ? What is something that would be challenging to do? 11. Some books / movies like “P.S. I love you” are very touching , what book/movie have you read that you think is touching . 12. When was the last time you felt disappointed ? Why?

9. Some adjectives don’t have both forms. scared does NOT have an – ing adjective form. I watched a scary movie. ( adj describing a thing / person) I felt scared while I watched the movie. (feeling) The monster was scary . ( adj describing a thing / person) Vs I watched an interesting movie. ( adj describing a thing / person ) I felt interested while I watched the movie. (feeling) The characters were interesting . ( adj describing a thing / person)

10. Note: don’t get it confused with the verb. He scared me! (v) simple past He is scaring me! (v) present progressive / continuous I am scared. ( adj ) The clown surprised them. (v) simple past The clown is surprising them. (v) present progressive / continuous They are surprised. ( adj ) Clowns are often surprising. ( adj )

11. Work with a partner & fill in the blanks using the – ed / - ing adj form of the verbs. Breakfast this morning was not very ________ . I’m still hungry. John ’s announcement that he was pregnant was _______ . Mom gave me with a hug and some hot chocolate. Both the hug and hot chocolate were _________ . Grammar can be ________ , and students are often ______ in class. The rainy weather is so ______ that it is making us feel __________. The sound of a vacuum cleaner has a ______ effect on crying babies. A lot of people are __________ in traveling to other countries. We are __________ in going to Europe this summer. This is a _________ book, I have never read anything so ________ . Tara’s neighbour has an ______________ little dog that barks a lot. *You will use some of the verbs in their participle adjective form more than once. annoy satisfy bore interest fascinate comfort calm shock depress

12. Work with a partner & fill in the blanks using the – ed / - ing adj form of the verbs. Breakfast this morning was not very satisfying . I’m still hungry. Jorge’s announcement that he was pregnant shocking . Mom gave me with a hug and some hot chocolate. Both the hug and hot chocolate were comforting . Grammar can be boring , and students are often bored in class. The bad weather is so depressing that it is making us feel depressed . The sound of a vacuum cleaner has a calming effect on crying babies. A lot of people are interested in traveling to other countries. This is a fascinating book, I have never read anything so fascinating . Tara’s neighbour has an annoying little dog that barks a lot. *You will use some of the verbs in their participle adjective form more than once. annoy satisfy bore interest fascinate comfort calm shock depress

13. Note: There are some participle adjectives that are combined with a noun, or are in a phrasal verb form. energy-saving (+ noun) (appliance, technology, etc) If you want to be environmentally friendly, you should consider buying energy-saving appliances . drug-induced (+ noun) (comma, sleep, fall(s)) The doctor put the patient in a drug-induced sleep , so she could operate on his brain. *talked out (phrasal verb form) I’m all talked out . (= I have talked a lot, and now I can’t talk / don’t want to talk anymore.) *This is different from the idiom to talk someone out of doing something.

14. The best on-line dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us / (describes a person / situation that makes you feel the emotion) alarming aggravating amazing amusing a nnoying a stonishing a stounding bewildering b oring calming captivating c hallenging charming chilling comforting compelling concerning confusing (describes feelings / emotions) alarmed aggravated amazed amused annoyed astonished astounded bewildered b ored c almed captivated c hallenged charmed chilled comforted compelled concerned c onfused

15. (describes a person / situation that makes you feel the emotion) c onvincing daunting d epressing d evastating d isappointing d iscouraging d istressing d isturbing e mbarrassing e nchanting e ncouraging * energising / energizing engaging e ntertaining exasperating exciting *British / American spelling (describes feelings / emotions) c onvinced daunted depressed d evastated d isappointed d iscouraged distressed d isturbed e mbarrassed e nchanted e ncouraged * energised / energized engaged e ntertained e xasperated excited *British / American spelling

16. (describes a person / situation that makes you feel the emotion) exhausting fascinating flattering f rightening f rustrating f ulfilling gratifying h orrifying h umiliating infuriating i nspiring insulting intimidating i nteresting intriguing irritating loving mystifying (describes feelings / emotions) exhausted f ascinated f lattered f rightened f rustrated f ulfilled gratified h orrified humiliated infuriated i nspired i nsulted interested intimidated i ntrigued irritated loved mystified

17. (describes a person / situation that makes you feel the emotion) moving overwhelming perplexing perturbing pleasing puzzling refreshing relaxing satisfying s hocking s ickening s oothing s timulating s urprising t empting t errifying (describes feelings / emotions) moved overwhelmed p erplexed p erturbed pleased puzzled refreshed relaxed satisfied s hocked s ickened s oothed stimulated s urprised t empted t errified

18. (describes a person / situation that makes you feel the emotion) threatening thrilling tiring touching troubling unnerving unsettling upsetting w orrying (describes feelings / emotions) threatened thrilled t ired t ouched t roubled u nnerved u nsettled u pset w orried