-ed / -ing Adjectives
This adjective form describes how you feel.
-ed
Change to passive: “The officer checked my passport.”
My passport was checked by the officer
Make this polite: “Give me your passport.”
Make this polite: “Give me your passport.”
Which future form is used for a spontaneous decision?
will
Choose the correct form: “I’m very _______ (bored/boring) by this presentation.”
bored
The movie was so _______ that I almost fell asleep. (bore)
boring
Who wrote this report? → Passive form
Who was this report written by?
Which modal verb makes a request more polite: can or could?
What is could?
You see dark clouds. You say: “It’s _______ rain.
going to
“The visa was approved by the officer.” – is this active or passive?
Passive
I’m really _______ by the new airport rules. (confuse)
confusing
Did they clean the room? → Passive form
Was the room cleaned?
Turn this question polite: “Where do you live?”
“May I ask where you live?”
Suggestion: “________ we go to the café?
Shall we go to the café?
Make this request polite: “Help me with this bag.”
Could you help me with this bag, please?
Choose the correct form: The journey was very _______. (tire)
tiring
Change to active: “The forms were completed by the students.”
The students completed the forms.
How can we make a statement like “I want some coffee” more polite?
I’d like some coffee, please.
I _______ visit my uncle tomorrow. (plan)
am going to
“Look at that fire! It _______ spread quickly.”
is going to
Explain the difference between interested and interesting.
Interested describes a person’s feeling; interesting describes what causes it.
Explain when we use passive voice.
When the action is more important than the person doing it, or we don’t know who did it.
Give two expressions to make polite requests or suggestions.
Would you mind…?”, “I wonder if I could…?”
Explain the difference between will and going to.
Will = decision made now / offer OR a future fact
Going to = plan or intention made earlier.
Convert to passive: “Who took my photo?”
Who was my photo taken by?