I'm boring or bored?
<p><span word="How">How</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> 2013 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2017. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eve">eve</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, ' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>!' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>.' <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="confuse">confuse</span> <span word="the">the</span> ~<span word="ing">ing</span>(<span word="present">present</span> <span word="participle">participle</span>) <span word="with">with</span> ~<span word="ed">ed</span>(<span word="past">past</span> <span word="participle">participle</span>) <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adjectives">adjectives</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="mentions">mentions</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="participle">participle</span>(~<span word="ing">ing</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="really">really</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>. <span word="May">May</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="yawning">yawning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="participle">participle</span>(~<span word="ed">ed</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> '<span word="has">has</span>' <span word="or">or</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="May">May</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="class">class</span>(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bored">bored</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="t">t</span>.<span word="v">v</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span>/<span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Memorize">Memorize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> ~<span word="ing">ing</span> <span word="and">and</span> ~<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="now">now</span>;</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="go">go</span>?</p>
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