Learners’ Questions: When to use ’bored’ and ’boring’

Bored and boring are both adjectives. They have the same meaning i.e. not interesting. But they’re used in different ways. Consider: I am bored because this TV program is boring, or, this film is frightening so I am frightened. In English, when an adjective has an –ed and an -ing form. The -ed form describes the feeling of the person, whereas the -ing form describes the object which makes us feel. I feel bored because the TV is boring. I feel frightened because the film is frightening. But if I stop watching the film, I will not be frightened any more, yet the film will still be frightening. We can make another difference between bored and boring - one which describes a temporary feeling or a permanent quality. For example: I don’t like David. He’s boring. Or: I’m bored let’s go and have some fun. In the first example I don’t like David because he’s boring. This describes a permanent quality. David was boring yesterday, he’s boring today, and he will probably be boring tomorrow. However, in my second exam