Participles as Adjectives

We usually use the past participle (-ed ending) of an adjective to talk about how someone or something feels.

Ex: I am annoyed by that dog's barking.

Ex: She's interested in learning how to speak French.

Ex: He was embarrassed after he tripped in front of his friends.

We usually use the present participle (ending in -ing) to talk about the person, thing, or situation which has caused the feeling.

It was such a boring class, I fell asleep.

I read a really interesting book recently.

Many people think that spiders are frightening.

I am boring!

I think she is interesting in you.

The movie was so excited!

That bed is very relaxed.