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You will practice more with adjectives ending in -ed, -ing and with wh-question
words. / Usted praticará más sobre adjetivos terminados en -ed, -ing y los
interrogativos.
When you want to make comparisons you can use comparison forms. / Cuando
usted quiere hacer comparaciones usted puede usar formas comparativas.
Presentation / Presentación
This is a summary of adjectives ending -ed and -ing and compartive forms as ...
as, not as … as and les ... than. / Este es un resumen sobre adjetivos
terminados en -ing y -ed y las formas comparativas tan … como, no tan …
como, menos … que.
Adjectives ending in -ing describe characteristics about something or someone
and they are used after the verb to be. / Los adjetivos terminados en -ing
describen características de algo o alguien y son usados después del verbo ser
o estar.
Adjectives ending in -ed describe feelings or emotions and they are used after
the verbs to be or to feel. / Los adjetivos terminados en -ed describen
sentimientos o emociones y son usados después de los verbos ser, estar o
sentir.
In English you can ask questions including a noun, and adjective or an adverb
after the Wh-questions What and How. Using What add a noun. Using How
add an adjective or an adverb. Look at the examples below: / En inglés usted
puede hacer preguntas incluyendo un sustantivo, un adjetivo o un adverbio
después de los interrogativos What and How. Usando What añada un
sustantivo. Usando How agregue un adjetivo o un adverbio. Mire los ejemplos
a continuación:
Practice / Práctica
A. Select the correct form of the adjective ending -ed or -ing to complete
sentences. / Seleccione la forma correcta del adjetivo terminado en -ed o
-ing para completar las oraciones.
Adjectives /
Sentences / Oraciones
Adjetivos
1. The journey was ______. We went to sleep as soon
tired / tiring
as we got home.
2. We were completely ______ by the terrible food on disgusted /
the airplane. It was tasteless. disgusting
3. That movie you recommended to me was very interested /
______. interesting
4. Speaking in public is the most ______ situation for horrified /
me. I don´t feel comfortable. horrifying
5. My dad is ______ by the new book he is reading. He fascinated /
can’t put it down. fascinating
6. I felt really ______ to hear about your new job. It is a
excited / exciting
great news.
shocked /
7. The car accident was ______. Three people died.
shocking
8. She felt ______ about what you told her. She didn’t confused /
know what to say. confusing
9. She was ______ when he proposed. She did not surprised /
expect that. surprising
10. I felt really ______ when I saw her again. I thought I astonished /
couldn’t see her again. astonishing
C. Look at the prompts and write the comparison using the comparative form
not as … as. / Observe palabras y escriba la comparación usando la forma
comparativa no tan … como.
2. Empire State
Building - New
High
York Times
Building
3. Dove - humming
Small
bird
5. Everest - K2 High
1. Brazil / Russia /
big
2. Sao Paulo /
Mexico city /
populated
3. Switzerland /
USA / rich
4. Athena / Rome /
ancient
5. Barcelona /
France / visited
Production / Producción
Write a short text describing the following pictures. Use comparative forms as
… as, not as … as and less … than. / Escriba un texto corto que describa las
siguientes fotos. Use las formas comparativas tan… como, no tan… como y
menos… que.
Picture A Picture B
Document control / Control del documento