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Uploaded by on May 25, 2010

This video explains the differences between the past participle and the present participle when they are used as adjectives.

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  • Very good. But how do you explain the difference between

    I am bored and I am boring?

    I'm a teacher myself and I always have difficulties explaining it.

    Thanks

    Greg

  • @gregstera -- Hi Greg. Good question. You can't always say that the past participle describes a person and the present participle describes a thing, because I'm pretty sure I have been perceived as "boring" by some of my students at some point or another. The present participle describes the source of the feeling: exciting, surprising, boring, confusing, etc. A person can, of course, be these things also. It would be great to hear from other teachers on this.

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  • hi teacher i"m amazed, looking this video help me a lot, i want to tell you this video is amazing, thanks.

  • very good explenation...

  • Can i say english is confusing me?.

  • All the best.

  • thank thank thank................you!!

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  • Thank you so mush!!

  • merci bc pour les cours, je comprens mieux l' anglais , encore des cours svp

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