-ED and –ING Adjectives Exercise Choose the correct adjective: My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this vocabulary This lesson is so (boring / bored)! I’m feeling (depressed / depressing), so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating) This maths problem is so (confusing / confused) Can you help me? The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly The journey was (exhausting / exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way 10 He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider 11 I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street 12 That film was so (depressing / depressed)! There was no happy ending for any of the characters 13 I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight I’m completely (exhausting / exhausted) 14 We are going in a helicopter? How (exciting / excited)! 15 Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so (embarrassing / embarrassed)! 16 It’s okay, it’s only me Don’t be (alarming / alarmed) 17 My sister is so (exciting / excited) because she is going on holiday tomorrow 18 I hate long flights, I’m always really (boring / bored) 19 She looked very (confusing / confused) when I told her we had to change the plan 20 John was (fascinated / fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started learning languages He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: My nephew was amused by the clown It’s so frustrating! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this vocabulary This lesson is so boring! I’m feeling depressed, so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book I thought her new idea was absolutely fascinating This maths problem is so confusing Can you help me? The teacher was really amusing so the lesson passed quickly The journey was exhausting! Twelve hours by bus The plane began to move in a rather alarming way 10 He was frightened when he saw the spider 11 I was really embarrassed when I fell over in the street 12 That film was so depressing! There was no happy ending for any of the characters 13 I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight I’m completely exhausted 14 We are going in a helicopter? How exciting! 15 Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so embarrassing! 16 It’s okay, it’s only me Don’t be alarmed 17 My sister is so excited because she is going on holiday tomorrow 18 I hate long flights, I’m always really bored 19 She looked very confused when I told her we had to change the plan 20 John was fascinated by Mandarin when he first started learning languages He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use -ED and –ING Adjectives Exercise Choose the correct adjective: I am so (relaxing / relaxed) I don’t want to move I find horror films really (frightening / frightened) and not at all fun to watch Sometimes I get really (frustrating / frustrated) when I can’t express myself well in English We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money It was (terrifying / terrified) The programme was really (interesting / interested) She was (overwhelming / overwhelmed) when everyone cheered and we gave her presents If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often (relaxing / relaxed) I am really (tiring / tired); I think I’ll go to bed He’s very (interesting / interested) in history 10 The trip was (overwhelming / overwhelmed), with so many things to and it was all so new 11 She is never (satisfying / satisfied) with her work 12 Cleaning is so (tiring / tired)! I think I’ll have a rest! 13 She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was (thrilled / thrilling) 14 I was really (surprising / surprised) when I saw you I had thought you were on holiday 15 My grandmother was (shocking / shocked) by the man’s bad language 16 My niece is (terrifying / terrified) of dogs 17 Thank you so much for the prize! I’m (thrilled / thrilling)! 18 My job is very (satisfying / satisfied), I love helping people 19 The news was so (shocking / shocked) that she burst into tears 20 My exam results were great! It’s really (surprising / surprised) but good, of course © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: I am so relaxed I don’t want to move I find horror films really frightening and not at all fun to watch Sometimes I get really frustrated when I can’t express myself well in English We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money It was terrifying The programme was really interesting She was overwhelmed when everyone cheered and we gave her presents If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often relaxing I am really tired; I think I’ll go to bed He’s very interested in history 10 The trip was overwhelming, with so many things to and it was all so new 11 She is never satisfied with her work 12 Cleaning is so tiring! I think I’ll have a rest! 13 She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was thrilling 14 I was really surprised when I saw you I had thought you were on holiday 15 My grandmother was shocked by the man’s bad language 16 My niece is terrified of dogs 17 Thank you so much for the prize! I’m thrilled! 18 My job is very satisfying, I love helping people 19 The news was so shocking that she burst into tears 20 My exam results were great! It’s really surprising but good, of course! © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Participle Adjectives Long List Here’s a list of participle adjectives (-ed and -ing adjectives) in English Remember, we usually use the past participle (-ed) to talk about someone’s feelings and the present participle (-ing) to talk about cause of the feeling past participle (-ed) present participle (-ing) alarmed alarming aggravated aggravating amazed amazing amused amusing annoyed annoying astonished astonishing astounded astounding bewildered bewildering bored boring captivated captivating challenged challenging charmed charming comforted comforting concerned concerning confused confusing convinced convincing depressed depressing devastated devastating © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use disappointed disappointing discouraged discouraging disgusted disgusting distressed distressing disturbed disturbing embarrassed embarrassing enchanted enchanting encouraged encouraging energise energising entertained entertaining exasperated exasperating excited exciting exhausted exhausting fascinated fascinating flattered flattering frightened frightening frustrated frustrating fulfilled fulfilling gratified gratifying horrified horrifying humiliated humiliating inspired inspiring insulted insulting interested interesting intrigued intriguing irritated irritating mystified mystifying moved moving overwhelmed overwhelming © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use perplexed perplexing perturbed perturbing pleased pleasing puzzled puzzling relaxed relaxing satisfied satisfying shocked shocking sickened sickening soothed soothing surprised surprising tempted tempting terrified terrifying threatened threatening thrilled thrilling tired tiring touched touching troubled troubling unnerved unnerving unsettled unsettling upset upsetting worried worrying © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Participle Adjectives Short List -ing adjectives -ed adjectives alarming alarmed What an alarming noise! I was alarmed by the loud bang amusing amused That TV programme is really amusing He was amused to hear his little son singing in the bath boring bored I’ve never seen such a boring film! The students looked bored as the teacher talked and talked confusing confused I find these instructions very confusing! I was confused, because I asked two people Could you come and help me? and they told me two different things depressing depressed This weather is depressing! Is it ever going I was feeling depressed, so I stayed at home to stop raining? with hot chocolate and a good book embarrassing embarrassed That is the most embarrassing photo! I John was really embarrassed when he fell look terrible! over in front of his new girlfriend exciting excited It’s a really exciting book I couldn’t wait I’m so excited! I’m going on holiday to find out what happened at the end tomorrow! exhausting exhausted I hate doing housework! It’s exhausting! Julie was so exhausted after her exams, she © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use spent the next three days sleeping fascinating fascinated The brain is fascinating, isn’t it? It’s Joan was fascinated by hr grandmother’s amazing how much it can stories of life in the 1920s frightening frightened What a frightening film! I don’t want to I was really frightened of bees when I was walk home on my own now! little, but I don’t mind them now frustrating frustrated It’s frustrating when you want to say I tried all morning to send an email, but it something in another language, but you wouldn’t work I was so frustrated! don’t know the word interesting interested That was a very interesting book She’s interested in animals, so she’s thinking of studying to be a vet overwhelming overwhelmed I find London a bit overwhelming It’s so Julie felt overwhelmed She’d moved house, busy and noisy got a new job and was learning to drive, all at the same time relaxing relaxed A nice hot bath is so relaxing after a long She was so relaxed, sitting in front of the day fire, that she didn’t want to move satisfying satisfied John loves his new job as a teacher He I’m very satisfied that I managed to order says it’s very satisfying when he makes a the meal in French student understand shocking shocked What a shocking crime! It’s terrible I was shocked when my co-worked admitted stealing some money surprising surprised It’s surprising how many people don’t want to She was surprised when she arrived at her travel to another country class and found the other students doing an © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use exam She’d thought it was a normal lesson terrifying terrified What a terrifying dog! It’s huge! My little son is terrified of the dark We always leave a light on in his room at night thrilling thrilled What thrilling music! It’s some of the I was thrilled to win first prize in the most beautiful I’ve ever heard competition tiring tired My job is really tiring I often don’t get David’s too tired to come to the cinema home until 10pm tonight He’s going to go to bed early © 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www.perfect-english-grammar.com The Passive: Mixed Tenses Change these sentences from active to passive: People speak Portuguese in Brazil _ The Government is planning a new road near my house _ My grandfather built this house in 1943 _ Picasso was painting Guernica at that time _ The cleaner has cleaned the office _ He had written three books before 1867 _ John will tell you later _ By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal _ Somebody should the work _ 10 The traffic might have delayed Jimmy _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use 11 Everybody loves Mr Brown _ 12 They are building a new stadium near the station _ 13 The wolf ate the princess _ 14 At six o’clock someone was telling a story _ 15 Somebody has drunk all the milk! _ 16 I had cleaned all the windows before the storm _ 17 A workman will repair the computer tomorrow _ 18 By next year the students will have studied the passive _ 19 James might cook dinner _ 20 Somebody must have taken my wallet _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: Portuguese is spoken in Brazil A new road is being planned near my house This house was built (by my grandfather) in 1943 Guernica was being painted (by Picasso) at that time The office has been cleaned Three books had been written before 1867 You will be told (by John) later By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed The work should be done 10 Jimmy might have been delayed (by the traffic) 11 Mr Brown is loved (by everybody) 12 A new stadium is being built near the station 13 The princess was eaten (by the wolf) 14 At six o’clock a story was being told 15 All the milk has been drunk! 16 All the windows had been cleaned (by me) before the storm 17 The computer will be repaired tomorrow 18 By next year the passive will have been studied (by the students) 19 Dinner might be cooked (by James) 20 My wallet must have been taken © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www.perfect-english-grammar.com The Passive: Past Simple Make the sentences passive (past simple): Somebody lost the letter The letter was lost Somebody found the key _ Somebody made mistakes _ Somebody loved that woman _ Somebody cleaned the rooms _ Somebody fixed the computer _ Somebody built that house _ Somebody wrote ‘War and Peace’ _ Somebody painted The Mona Lisa _ 10 Somebody stole my wallet _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use 11 Somebody prepared lunch _ 12 Somebody drank a lot of coffee _ 13 Somebody forgot the papers _ 14 Somebody closed the windows _ 15 Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party _ 16 Somebody built a website _ 17 Somebody ate all the cakes _ 18 Somebody told me to wait _ 19 Somebody employed a lot of new waiters _ 20 Somebody opened a shop _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use The letter was lost The key was found Mistakes were made That woman was loved The rooms were cleaned The computer was fixed That house was built ‘War and Peace’ was written The Mona Lisa was painted 10 My wallet was stolen 11 Lunch was prepared 12 A lot of coffee was drunk 13 The papers were forgotten 14 The windows were closed 15 Julie and Luke were invited to a party 16 A website was built 17 All the cakes were eaten 18 I was told to wait 19 A lot of new waiters were employed 20 A shop was opened © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www.perfect-english-grammar.com The Passive: Present Perfect Make the sentences passive: Somebody has cleaned the kitchen The kitchen has been cleaned Somebody has watered the plants _ Somebody has taken the money _ Somebody has bought the presents _ Somebody has finished the report _ Somebody has killed the President _ Somebody has repaired the road _ Somebody has elected that man _ Somebody has learned lessons _ 10 Somebody has fired John _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use 11 Somebody has ordered new books _ 12 Somebody has prepared the meal _ 13 Somebody has sent the email _ 14 Somebody has eaten the strawberries _ 15 Somebody has fixed the heating _ 16 Somebody has made coffee _ 17 Somebody has turned on the air conditioning _ 18 Somebody has downloaded the song _ 19 Somebody has rented a flat _ 20 Somebody has booked the holiday _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: The kitchen has been cleaned The plants have been watered The money has been taken The presents have been bought The report has been finished The President has been killed The road has been repaired That man has been elected Lessons have been learned 10 John has been fired 11 New books have been ordered 12 The meal has been prepared 13 The email has been sent 14 The strawberries have been eaten 15 The heating has been fixed 16 Coffee has been made 17 The air conditioning has been turned on 18 The song has been downloaded 19 A flat has been rented 20 The holiday has been booked © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www.perfect-english-grammar.com The Passive: Present Simple Make the sentences passive: Somebody cleans the office every day _The office is cleaned every day Somebody sends emails _ Somebody cuts the grass _ Somebody prefers chocolate _ Somebody often steals cars _ Somebody plays loud music _ Somebody speaks English here _ Somebody loves the London parks _ Somebody wants staff _ 10 Somebody writes articles _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use 11 Somebody loves Julie _ 12 Somebody reads a lot of books _ 13 Somebody cooks dinner everyday _ 14 Somebody delivers milk in the mornings _ 15 Somebody buys flowers for the flat _ 16 Somebody washes the cars every week _ 17 Somebody writes a report every Friday _ 18 Somebody fixes the roads _ 19 Somebody builds new houses every year _ 20 Somebody sells vegetables in the market _ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: The office is cleaned every day Emails are sent The grass is cut Chocolate is preferred Cars are often stolen Loud music is played English is spoken here The London parks are loved Staff are wanted 10 Articles are written 11 Julie is loved 12 A lot of books are read 13 Dinner is cooked everyday 14 Milk is delivered in the mornings 15 Flowers are bought for the flat 16 The cars are washed every week 17 A report is written every Friday 18 The roads are fixed 19 New houses are built every year 20 Vegetables are sold in the market © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use The Passive: Verbs with Two Objects Exercise This time there are two answers: John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill a: b: I lent a pencil to Graham a: b: Fiona told the truth to Julian a: b: They offered the job to Simon a: b: The boss showed the new computer to Anna a: b: © 2014 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Julie taught the grammar to the students a: b: I sent the email to John a: b: Lucy threw the ball to the child a: b: Sophia sold the car to a doctor a: b: 10 I asked the question to David a: b: © 2014 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: a: Jill was given a bar of chocolate (by John) b: A bar of chocolate was given to Jill (by John) a: Graham was lent a pencil (by me) b: A pencil was lent to Graham (by me) a: Julian was told the truth (by Fiona) b: The truth was told to Julian (by Fiona) a: Simon was offered the job (by them) b: The job was offered to Simon (by them) a: Anna was shown the new computer (by the boss) b: The new computer was shown to Anna (by the boss) a: The students were taught the grammar (by Julie) b: The grammar was taught to the students (by Julie) a: John was sent the email (by me) b: The email was sent to John (by me) a: The child was thrown the ball (by Lucy) b: The ball was thrown to the child (by Lucy) a: A doctor was sold the car (by Sophia) b: The car was sold to a doctor (by Sophia) 10 a: David was asked the question (by me) b: The question was asked to David (by me) © 2014 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use [...]... 2014 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use First Conditional Answers (‘ll = will, won’t = will not) 1 If I go out tonight, I'll go to the cinema 2 If you get back late, I'll be angry 3 If we don’t see each other tomorrow, we'll see each other next week 4 If he comes, I'll be surprised 5 If we wait here, we'll be late 6 If we go on holiday this summer, we’ll... 2009 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www .perfect- english -grammar. com Third Conditionals Put in the correct third conditional verb form: 1 If you (not / be) late, we (not / miss) the bus 2 If she (study ), she (pass) the exam 3 If we (arrive) earlier, we (see) John 4 If they (go) to bed early, they... © 2008 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: 1 If I wake up late, I’m late for work 2 If my husband cooks, he burns the food 3 If Julie doesn’t wear a hat, she gets sunstroke 4 If children don’t eat well, they aren’t healthy 5 If you mix water and electricity, you get a shock 6 If people eat too many sweets, they get fat 7 If you smoke, you get... week 4 If he (come ), I (be) surprised 5 If we (wait) here, we (be) late 6 If we (go) on holiday this summer, we (go) to Spain 7 If the weather (not / improve ), we (not / have) a picnic 8 If I (not / go) to bed early, I (be) tired tomorrow 9 If we (eat) all this cake, we (feel) sick... _ (have) enough money, I _ (buy) a big house 5 If she _ (not / be) always so late, she _ (be) promoted 6 If we _ (win) the lottery, we _ (travel) the world 7 If you _ (have) a better job, we _ (be) able to buy a new car 8 If I _ (speak) perfect English, I _ (have) a good job 9 If we _ (live) in Mexico, I _ (speak)... less © 2009 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Second Conditional Exercise Answers (remember: you can write would or ‘d): 1 If I were you, I would get a new job 2 If he were younger, he would travel more 3 If we weren’t friends, I would be angry with you 4 If I had enough money, I would buy a big house 5 If she weren’t always so late, she would be promoted... don't come with me © 2014 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use www .perfect- english -grammar. com Second Conditional Exercise Second Conditionals - put the verb into the correct tense: 1 If I _ (be) you, I _ (get) a new job 2 If he _ (be) younger, he _ (travel) more 3 If we _ (not / be) friends, I _ (be) angry with... (leave) earlier © 2009 www .perfect- english -grammar. com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Third Conditional Answers (remember you can use had or ‘d AND would or ‘d): 1 If you hadn’t been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus 2 If she had studied, she would have passed the exam 3 If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John 4 If they had gone to bed early, they wouldn't have woken... (become) a musician, he (record) a CD 6 If she (go) to art school, she (become) a painter 7 If I (be) born in a different country, I (learn) to speak a different language 8 If she (go) to university, she (study) French 9 If we (not / go) to the party, we (not / meet) them 10 If he (take) the job, he (not / go)... buy a big house 5 If she weren’t always so late, she would be promoted 6 If we won the lottery, we would travel the world 7 If you had a better job, we would be able to buy a new car 8 If I spoke perfect English, I would have a good job 9 If we lived in Mexico, I would speak Spanish 10 If she passed the exam, she would be able to enter university 11 She would be happier if she had more friends 12 We