· »-ing pridevi« (adjectives) opisuju situaciju, osobu ili stvar
an interesting life – interesantan život
a boring teacher – dosadan profesor
an exciting film – uzbudljiv film
· »-ed pridevi« (adjectives) opisuju kako se neko oseća
I’m very interested in modern art. (Ja sam veoma zainteresovan za modernu umetnost)
We were bored at the end of the lesson. (Bilo nam je dosasno na kraju lekcije.)
She’s excited about going on holiday tomorrow. (Ona je uzbuđena zbog sutrašnjeg odlaska na odmor)
Evo još nekoliko primera:
I’m confused by this confusing letter. (Ja sam zbunjen ovim zbunjujućim pismom.)
I am boring. (Ja sam dosadan.)
I am bored. (Meni je dosadno.)
She was very surprised when he came. (On je bila veoma iznenađena kada je on došao.)
It was very surprising that he came. (Bilo je veoma iznenađujuće što je on došao)