{"id":72342,"date":"2019-09-20T06:35:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72342"},"modified":"2019-09-20T06:35:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:35:34","slug":"interested-interesting-bored-boring-excited-exciting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/interested-interesting-bored-boring-excited-exciting\/","title":{"rendered":"Interested, Interesting, Bored, Boring, Excited, Exciting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The past participles interested, bored, excited<\/b> etc., are used to say how people feel.<\/p>\n
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  • I was very interested<\/b> in the offer. (NOT I was very interesting in the offer.)<\/li>\n
  • Are you interested<\/b> in politics? (NOT Are you interesting in politics?)<\/li>\n
  • I am so excited<\/b> about the picnic.<\/li>\n
  • I am getting bored <\/b>with her endless nagging.<\/li>\n
  • I am still confused<\/b> about what happened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The present participles interesting, boring, exciting, confusing<\/b> etc., describe the people or things that make others interested, bored, excited etc.<\/p>\n

    For example, if you are interested<\/i> in a program, that program must be very interesting<\/i>. If you are excited<\/i> about an offer, that offer has to be very exciting<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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    • The film was very interesting. (Therefore, I was very interested in watching it.)<\/li>\n
    • The offer was very exciting. I just couldn\u2019t resist it.<\/li>\n
    • Her explanation was quite confusing. I couldn\u2019t figure out anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Exercise<\/h3>\n

      Complete the following sentences using appropriate present participle or past participle forms.<\/p>\n

      1. She was feeling a bit ……………………….. (confused \/ confusing). She didn\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n

      2. He is very ……………………….. in philosophy. (interested \/ interesting)<\/p>\n

      3. \u2018Treasure Island\u2019 is an ………………………… story of adventure. (exciting \/ excited)<\/p>\n

      4. Her classes are always ………………………. (boring \/ bored)<\/p>\n

      Answers<\/h3>\n

      1. Confused ; 2. Interested; 3. Exciting; 4. Boring<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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