{"id":4618,"date":"2011-07-13T00:18:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T00:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=4618"},"modified":"2018-02-28T18:53:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:53:09","slug":"common-errors-in-english-ed-form-ing-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/common-errors-in-english-ed-form-ing-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Errors in English: ED form \/ ING form"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t say:<\/span> \u201cI\u2019m interesting in adopt an animal.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Say:<\/span> \u201cI\u2019m interested in adopting an animal.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>There are two errors in this sentence. The first one is the difference between<strong> interesting<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>interested.<\/strong> In general, with adjectives that have both \u2013ing and \u2013ed forms, use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the \u2013ed form to\u00a0describe how you feel<\/li>\n<li>the \u2013ing form to describe the thing, person, situation, or event that causes the\u00a0feeling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Here&#8217;s an example:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>bored.<\/strong> This movie is <strong>boring.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are other common adjectives that follow this pattern:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>tired.<\/strong> My job is very <strong>tiring.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>excited!<\/strong> This soccer game is really <strong>exciting!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>frustrated.<\/strong> The problems in my life are so <strong>frustrating.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>surprised.<\/strong> This situation is quite <strong>surprising.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>confused.<\/strong> The book I\u2019m reading is <strong>confusing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Clear up your doubts about confusing words&#8230; and use English more confidently!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-226x300.png\" alt=\"600+ Confusing English Words Explained\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-772x1024.png 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about this e-book<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t say: \u201cI\u2019m interesting in adopt an animal.\u201d Say: \u201cI\u2019m interested in adopting an animal.\u201d There are two errors in this sentence. The first one is the difference between interesting and\u00a0interested. 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