Participial Adjectives

Past Participle
Bore
Terrify
Shock
Embarrass
Frustrate
 Past Participle
Bore Bored
Terrify Terrified
Shock Shocked
Embarrass Embarrassed
Frustrate Frustrated
 Past Participle & Present Participle
Bore Bored Boring
Terrify Terrified Terrifying
Shock Shocked Shocking
Embarrass Embarrassed Embarrassing
Frustrate Frustrated Frustrating
We can use the past participle or present
participle of a verb to make an adjective.

Verb = Adjective
What is an adjective?
 What is an adjective?
Describes a noun
 What is an adjective?
Describes a noun

Ex. The white rabbit ran away from Alice.

noun = rabbit adjective = white

 Participle as an adjective
Describes a noun

Ex. The white rabbit was exciting to watch.

noun = rabbit adjective = exciting

 Participle as an adjective
Past Participle = Add “ed”

Present Participle = Add “ing”

 Participle as an adjective
Past Participle = Add “ed”
- Excite Excited
Present Participle = Add “ing”
- Excite Exciting
 Past Participle and Present Participle

ING = Describes a noun

ED = Describes feelings of a noun

Past Participle and Present Participle

-ING -ED
-ING is often the reason or cause of -ED
 Past Participle and Present Participle

The museum is Interesting I am Interested

Work is Tiring I am Tired
The movie is Exciting I am Excited
 Past Participle and Present Participle

The museum is Interesting I am Interested

Work is Tiring I am Tired
The movie is Exciting I am Excited
 Verb: To bore
The teacher is _____. (?)
 Verb: To bore [Present Participle]
The teacher is boring.
 Verb: To bore [Present Participle]
The teacher is boring.

Teacher is boring

Teacher = Boring
 Verb: To bore
The teacher is boring.

BUT
The student is _____.
 Verb: To bore [Past Participle]
The teacher is boring.

BUT
The student is bored.
 Verb: To bore [Past Participle]

The student is bored.

=
The student FEELS bored.
Verb: To bore

The teacher is boring. [present participle]

The student is bored. [past participle]

◦Why is the student bored?
Past Participle and Present Participle

Boring Bored
 Past Participle and Present Participle

The teacher is boring. The students are bored.

 Past Participle and Present Participle
Because the teacher is boring, the students feel bored.

bored……
Verb: Terrify

?
The dinosaur is ______.

?
The girl is ________ .
Verb: Terrify

The dinosaur is terrifying.

The girl is terrified.

Verb: Terrify

The dinosaur is terrifying.

The girl is terrified.

The girl FEELS terrified because

the dinosaur IS terrifying.
 Present Participle & Past Participle

TERRIFYING TERRIFIED
TERRIFIED!!!!
 1. I am confusing about the assignment that’s
due tomorrow.
CORRECT 2. The boy was embarrassed when he
OR dropped his ice cream.
INCORRECT? 3. Marine biology is a fascinated subject.
4. Space in an interested place.
• Stand up and find a
partner 5. Space is an interesting place.
• Decide whether 6. Lucy is excited to go on a trip to Japan.
each sentence is
correct or 7. Mike was surprised when we threw him a
incorrect. birthday party.
8. I was shocking when I heard the news.
 1. I am confusing about the assignment that’s
due tomorrow.
CORRECT 2. The boy was embarrassed when he
OR dropped his ice cream.
INCORRECT? 3. Marine biology is a fascinated subject.
4. Space in an interested place.
5. Space is an interesting place.
6. Lucy is excited to go on a trip to Japan.
7. Mike was surprised when we threw him a
birthday party.
8. I was shocking when I heard the news.
Verb: To annoy

The school of fishes was __________ .

Marlin was __________ .
Verb: To annoy

The school of fishes was annoying.

Marlin was annoyed.