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using participial adjectives
USIIg real
Iditionals to talk about present and future events%;
Unit 2
oresent real conditional: To talk about a true or possible situation in the present, we use if + the
imple present in the if clause, and the simple present in the result clause:
Ifl have extra money at the end of the week, I get excited.
The future real conditional: To talk about a true or possible situation in the future, we use if + the simple
oresent in the if clause, and will + base form in the result clause:
If you take this medicine, you will feel relaxed.
We can also use time clauses to talk about the future. Notice that the structure is the same as the real
Conditional:
PRESENT: When I have extra money at the end of the week, I get excited.
FUTURE: After you take this medicine, you will feel relaxed.
Participial adjectives modify the nouns or pronouns they accompany. They are typically formed by adding
-ing or -(e)d to a verb-also known as the present and past participle. (Remember, though, that the past
participles of some verbs are irregular, such as freeze - frozen.)
Generally, the "cause" of the feeling uses the -ing form: Her decision to quit was surprising.
And the “receiver" of the feeling uses the -ed form: I was surprised by her decision to quit.
ere are some other common participial adjectives:
Base verb
-ing
-ed
Base verb
-ing
-ed
annoying
annoyed
frustrate
frustrating
frustrated
annoy
interest
interesting
interested
bore
boring
bored
satisfy
satistying
satisfied
confuse
confusing
confused
shock
shocking
shocked
embarrass
embarrassing
embarrassed
surprise
surprising
surprised
excite
exciting
excited
