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bored or boring......??????

bored or boring......??????

Date: Oct 30 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: redwana

Lesson

bored vs boring

 i was soooooo bored cos i watched a very boring movie .

i am ''bored''  but the movie is ''boring'' 

 

bored is an adjective that describes when someone feels tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because they have nothing to do.

For example: She was so bored that she fell asleep.

boring is an adjective that means something is not interesting or exciting.

For example: The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.

!Note Most verbs which express emotions, such as to bore , may use either the present or the past participle as an adjective, but the meaning of the participles is often different.

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mahbubeh92

mahbubeh92

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

my friends are really boring and when i hang out with them i get bored

04:58 PM Jun 30 2014 |

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