Grammar / B1+ Grammar lessons and exercises / Participles as adjectives: -ed/-ing adjectives
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. You may need to use the word as a verb or as an -ed / -ing adjective.
My new job is extremely . I’m at the end of the day. (tire/exhaust)
He's such a person. He never talks. It me to be with him. (bore/bore)
He usually me, but I didn’t find his last joke very . (amuse/amuse)
His stories are not usually very , but yesterday we were by what he was telling us. (intrigue/fascinate)
Sometimes, when I’m alone and , it me to hear my mother’s voice on the phone. (depress/comfort)
Listening to jazz me. I think it's a very music. (relax/relax)
Watching them eating insects me. I would never do such a thing. (disgust/disgust)
I was really when I tripped and fell. It was one of the most moments in my life. (embarrass/embarrass)
The exam was . The students felt by the difficulty of the questions. (overwhelm/overwhelm)
Tim's decision to quit his job everyone. I was very when he told us. (shock/surprise)