Fiche à imprimer : Bored ou boring ? Les adjectifs en -ed et en -ing

C'est une erreur très fréquente : I'm boring ne veut pas dire « je m'ennuie » mais « je suis ennuyeux » !

Terminaison	Sens	Exemple
-ed	ce que ressent une personne	I'm bored. (Je m'ennuie.)
-ing	ce qui provoque le sentiment (une chose, une personne)	This film is boring. (Ce film est ennuyeux.)

Les paires les plus courantes

-ed (je ressens)	-ing (ça provoque)	Sens
bored	boring	ennuyé / ennuyeux
interested	interesting	intéressé / intéressant
tired	tiring	fatigué / fatigant
excited	exciting	excité, impatient / passionnant
surprised	surprising	surpris / surprenant
frightened	frightening	effrayé / effrayant
disappointed	disappointing	déçu / décevant
amazed	amazing	émerveillé / incroyable
confused	confusing	perdu, embrouillé / déroutant
annoyed	annoying	agacé / agaçant
relaxed	relaxing	détendu / reposant

I was disappointed because the match was disappointing.

J'étais déçu parce que le match était décevant.

Mise en situation : en sortant du cinéma

Sophie : Did you like the film? I thought it was really boring.

Tu as aimé le film ? Moi, je l'ai trouvé vraiment ennuyeux.

Noah : Really? I was so excited! The ending was amazing.

Vraiment ? J'étais tellement emballé ! La fin était incroyable.

Sophie : I was confused. The story was too confusing for me.

J'étais perdue. L'histoire était trop compliquée pour moi.

Noah : And now I'm tired. Let's go home and have a relaxing evening!

Et maintenant je suis fatigué. Rentrons et passons une soirée tranquille !

À retenir

-ed : ce que je ressens (I'm bored, I'm interested, I'm tired).
-ing : ce qui provoque le sentiment (boring, interesting, tiring).
I'm boring = je suis ennuyeux (attention !).

Exercice 1 : Bored ou boring ? : exercice 1 (QCM)

« Je m'ennuie. »
1. I'm boring.
2. I'm bored.
3. I'm boredom.
This book is very ___. (intéressant)
1. interest
2. interesting
3. interested
I'm ___ in history. (intéressé)
1. interesting
2. interested
3. interest
The journey was long and ___. (fatigant)
1. tire
2. tiring
3. tired
After the match, I was very ___. (fatigué)
1. tire
2. tiring
3. tired
The horror film was ___. (effrayant)
1. fright
2. frightened
3. frightening
We were ___ by the news. (surpris)
1. surprised
2. surprising
3. surprise
The results were ___. (décevants)
1. disappoint
2. disappointed
3. disappointing
I'm so ___ about the holidays! (impatient, excité)
1. excite
2. excited
3. exciting
This exercise is ___. I don't understand. (déroutant)
1. confusing
2. confused
3. confuse

Exercice 2 : Bored ou boring ? : exercice 2 (à compléter)

I'm .......................... . There's nothing to do! (bore-)
This lesson is .......................... . (bore-)
The museum was really .......................... . (interest-)
Are you .......................... in music? (interest-)
I'm too .......................... to go out tonight. (tir-)
Walking in the mountains is .......................... . (tir-)
The children were .......................... about Christmas. (excit-)
It was an .......................... match! (excit-)
She was .......................... of the dog. (frighten-)
I was .......................... with my mark. (disappoint-)

Exercice 3 : Bored ou boring ? : mise en situation

Il pleut, tu n'as rien à faire : tu le dis à ta mère.
1. I'm boring!
2. I'm boredom!
3. I'm bored!
Tu donnes ton avis : le cours d'histoire était intéressant.
1. The history lesson was interested.
2. The history lesson was interest.
3. The history lesson was interesting.
Tu dis que tu es fatigué après le sport.
1. I'm tiring after sport.
2. I'm tire after sport.
3. I'm tired after sport.
Tu dis que tu as hâte d'être en vacances (tu es excité).
1. I'm so excited about the holidays!
2. I'm so exciting about the holidays!
3. I'm so excite for the holidays!
Tu racontes que le film d'horreur était effrayant.
1. The horror film was frightened.
2. The horror film was frightening.
3. The horror film was fear.
Tu dis que tu es déçu par ta note.
1. I'm disappointed with my mark.
2. I'm disappointing with my mark.
3. I'm deceived with my mark.
Tu trouves la fin du livre surprenante.
1. The ending was surprise.
2. The ending was surprised.
3. The ending was surprising.
Tu dis que ton petit frère est agaçant.
1. My little brother is annoy.
2. My little brother is annoying.
3. My little brother is annoyed.
Tu ne comprends rien : tu es perdu.
1. I'm lost of.
2. I'm confused.
3. I'm confusing.
Tu dis que la plage, c'est reposant.
1. The beach is relaxed.
2. The beach is relaxing.
3. The beach is relax.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) I'm bored. · 2. b) interesting · 3. b) interested · 4. b) tiring · 5. c) tired · 6. c) frightening · 7. a) surprised · 8. c) disappointing · 9. b) excited · 10. a) confusing

Exercice 2

1. bored · 2. boring · 3. interesting · 4. interested · 5. tired · 6. tiring · 7. excited · 8. exciting · 9. frightened · 10. disappointed

Exercice 3

1. c) I'm bored! · 2. c) The history lesson was interesting. · 3. c) I'm tired after sport. · 4. a) I'm so excited about the holidays! · 5. b) The horror film was frightening. · 6. a) I'm disappointed with my mark. · 7. c) The ending was surprising. · 8. b) My little brother is annoying. · 9. b) I'm confused. · 10. b) The beach is relaxing.