Pour ne pas confondre les Adjectifs en –ED et en –ING.

Pour ne pas confondre les Adjectifs en –ED et en –ING.
En anglais, les adjectifs sont invariables et ils sont placés avant le nom qu’ils qualifient.
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De nombreux adjectifs sont formés à partir de verbes :
- Les adjectifs formés en –ing ont un sens actif : interesting intéressant / boring ennuyeux
- Les adjectifs formés en –ed ont un sens passif : interested intéressé / fascinated fasciné
It’s raining again ! The weather is depressing. Il pleut encore ! Le temps est déprimant.
After hearing the good news, nobody was depressed anymore.
Après l’annonce de la bonne nouvelle, plus personne n’était déprimé.
The lesson was very boring, all the pupils were bored to death.
La leçon était très ennuyeuse, tous les éléves étaient morts d’ennui.
Exercice : Complète les phrases par l’adjectif entre parenthèses qui convient.
1) This book isn’t very________________, I don’t think I’m going to finish it. (interested / interesting)
2) I’m ________________ (interested / interesting) in sea animals, I find them _______________.
(fascinated / fascinating.)
3) She was very _____________ about her trip to Australia (excited / exciting). She said “It is all
so________________ !” (excited / exciting) I’ve wanted to go there since I was a little girl!
4) I’m _______________ by what you say. Are you sure it is true? (surprised / surprising)
5) Carla is only four and she can read already. That’s really ____________________ ! (amazing/amazed)
6) Oh my ! When I fell down the stairs at school, I felt so _________________. (embarrassing/embarrassed)
7) Rock-climbing (=l’escalade) is very physical, I think it’s very ________________ . (tiring/tired)
8) If Sally refuses Paul’s invitation, we will be __________________ . (surprising/surprised)
9) Janice was very _________________ when she opened her birthday presents. (pleasing/pleased)
10) Peter’s party was so _____________, nobody talked to me. (bored/boring)
11) Alice is making _______________ progress in English since she’s been to London. (astonishing/astonished)
12) You can read this ghost story, it’s not __________________. (frightened/frightening).
Corrigé:
Exercice 1:
1) interesting 2) interested / fascinating 3) excited / exciting 4) surprised 5) amazing =unbelievable
=incredible 6) embarrassed 7) tiring =fatigant 8) surprised 9) pleased 10) boring 11) astonishing=
ahurissant, stupéfiant 12) frightening=effrayant
Exercice 1 (le deuximème!) :
a. disappointed b. exhausted c. fascinated d. terrified /'terifaid/
e. interesting f. tiring
Exercice 3:
a. …this conversation boring.
b. I’m not satisfied with my job. Attention à l’orthographe
c. amusing ne prend pas d’-S comme c’est un adjectif.
d. That’s disgusting !
e. Hugo is the most boring person I’ve ever met (Adjectif AVANT le nom)
f. Are you interested in…