Vocabulary 1
-ed or -ing
Reported statements
Reported statements
100
The people who go to see a performance are the ___. 
audience
100
Class was so (bored, boring) today that I nearly fell asleep. 
boring
100
I've never seen the Eiffel Tower. 


She said....

she had never seen the Eiffel Tower
100

The weather will be better next week. Tom said

Tom told me (that)/said that the weather would be the next/following week

200
A work by an artist which is considered very valuable or unique or a a great contribution to the arts is a ___. 
masterpiece
200
Would you be (interested, interesting) in selling me your collection of baseball cards?
interested
200
I'm joining the army next year. 


She said....

she was joining the army the following year
200

I have lost my keys this morning.”

Grandma said 

Grandma said (that) she had lost her keys that morning

300
A painting of oneself is a self-___. 
portrait
300
The speaker's talk was really (inspired, inspiring). It made me think about things I hadn't thought about before. 
inspiring 
300
I'll help you with your homework tonight. 


She told me....

she would help me with my homework that night
300

The international economic crisis will get even worse next year.”

The president of the European Central Bank announced,....

The president of the European Central Bank announced that the international economic crisis would get even worse the following/ next year.

400
A painting of stationary objects, not containing people or nature is a ___. 
still life
400
The fact that over 50% of marriages end in divorce is rather (worried, worrying). 
worrying
400
I may not be able to go to the party. 


She said....

she might not be able to go to the party
400

Your appointment for the dentist is tomorrow.”

My mother told ....

My mother told me (that) my appointment for the dentist was the next/ following day.

500
The (typically elevated) surface on which actors perform or on which bands play music is called a ___. 
stage
500
I once tripped and dropped an entire stack of plates. That was the most (embarrassed, embarrassing) thing that ever happened to me. 
embarrassing
500
You must work harder. 


She told me....

I had to work harder
500

The Smiths are going to buy a new house next year.”

My father said...

My father said that The Smiths were going to buy a new house the next/following year.

M
e
n
u