1.2 Expresar sentimientos personales
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The "-ed" and "-ing" is not only used to form the past tense and present continuous, endings are also used with adjectives. These adjectives are composed of a verb and two endings, but keep in mind that the meaning changes depending on which end is used. "-ed" Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en "-ed"Adjectives ending in "-ed" indicate or describe emotions. These adjectives usually end in "-ado", "-ido" or "-edo" in Spanish and go after the verb "estar." Examples: John is interested in art. (John está interesado en el arte.)
Denise was bored in class. (Denise estaba aburrida en clase.)
Luke is excited about his new job. (Luke está emocionado con su nuevo empleo.)
"-ing" Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en "-ing")Adjectives ending in "-ing" indicate or describe a feature of something or someone. Unlike the adjectives ending in "-ed", there is no rule in Spanish to form these adjectives and go after the verb "ser". Examples:
John is an interesting person. (John es una persona interesante.)
The class was boring so Denise fell asleep. (La clase era aburrida asi que Denise se durmió.)
Luke started an exciting new job. (Luke acaba de empezar un nuevo empleo emocionante.)
Note: As mentioned above, the use of an adjective rather than another changes the meaning of the sentence. Examples:
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