Hi. I'm not James. I'm Rebecca. But anyway, here we are for another grammar lesson. Alright?
Today we're going to talk about something which confuses a lot of students and it's
actually really important because if you make a mistake, you could be saying something very
unpleasant about yourself and I don't think you want to do that. OK? Good. So, let me
explain. Here we are. Two little words. Bored. Boring. Are they different? Are they the same?
If I tell you he's boring or he's bored, is there a difference in that? Or worse still,
if I tell you I'm bored or I'm boring, is there a difference? I hope you're saying yes
because there is a big difference. Alright? There's a really big difference. Let me tell
you what it is. If I tell you I'm bored, I'm describing how I'm feeling. Right? I'm feeling
bored because something is boring. It could be that the book is boring, the movie is boring,
this lesson is boring, but that's just an example. I know it's not. The lecture is boring.
It could be anything. OK? So, the thing you're describing is with the -ing. The way you're
feeling, that word ends with -ed. So, I feel bored because the movie is boring. Alright?
The same with these. I'm interested because the play was interesting. I felt frustrated
because the exam was frustrating. Alright? Again, the thing you're describing is with
the -ing. The way you're feeling or the way someone is feeling is with the -ed. Alright?
I felt excited when I went to the amusement park because the rollercoaster was really
exciting. Or, I felt frightened when I went there because the rollercoaster was terribly
frightening. OK? So, remember, when you're describing someone or something else, you
use the -ing. When you're talking about the way you or somebody else is feeling, you use
the -ed. A little lesson, but I hope it will go a long way to keeping your reputation intact
and making sure that you will always say what you really want to say and not insult yourself
by mistake by using the wrong expression. OK? Alright. Take care. All the best with
your English. And if you'd like to give us any comments or ideas or suggestions for future
lessons or anything that you have a problem with, feel free to visit the forum that we
have at engVid. So, go to www.engvid.com. Alright? Hope to see you there. Bye for now.