1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:06,320 I saw a magician last night. He was amazing. In fact, he 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,240 was amazing the audience from the moment he stepped onto the stage. What an 3 00:00:12,279 --> 00:00:22,239 amazing magician. Let's discuss. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:27,039 you from New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael. All 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:32,479 right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy 6 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:39,679 English and I help people speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, 7 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:49,560 Episode six eighty three. Three ways to use in adjectives, also known 8 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:58,960 as present participle adjectives. I adjectives are the I form of a verb used 9 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:06,040 as an adjective. Let's look at what that means. You probably know that 10 00:01:06,079 --> 00:01:11,359 the iang form of a verb is used with the bee verb to talk about 11 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:19,359 actions you are doing right now. I can say Jane is working in the 12 00:01:19,439 --> 00:01:26,799 office. Here is working shows Jane's action Jane is working in the office. 13 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:36,159 But it's also possible to use working as an adjective. I could say the 14 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:42,840 woman working is Jane. In this case, working describes the noun woman. 15 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:49,799 The woman working is Jane. Here are some other examples of using the ig 16 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:57,280 adjective after a noun. The baby crying was a problem for the other people 17 00:01:57,519 --> 00:02:06,959 eating at the restaurant. The guy wearing the black tshirt and jeans is the 18 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:15,120 CEO. Who is that woman talking with the receptionist. I could also say 19 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:23,759 the number of working mothers increased in the nineteen eighties. Here working describes the 20 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:31,960 noun mothers working mothers. The number of working mothers increased in the nineteen eighties. 21 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:38,960 In this example, the I n gadjective comes before the noun it describes. 22 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:46,360 Let's look at some other examples of the I n gadjective before a noun. 23 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:53,039 The man picked up the crying baby. It was a hot day, 24 00:02:53,199 --> 00:03:00,439 so we went to the swimming pool. Joe's sailboat sleeps for and even has 25 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:07,800 running water. Lastly, and probably one of the most common ways we use 26 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:14,439 the i adjective is with the bee verb. But first, let's go back 27 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,879 a moment and talk about the I n G as a verb. I could 28 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:27,680 say, the magician is amazing the audience. Here amazing is used as a 29 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:35,400 verb to describe the action of the magician. Again, the magician is amazing 30 00:03:35,479 --> 00:03:43,240 the audience. Well, we can also use the ig amazing as an adjective. 31 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:49,319 Also with the bee verb. We saw a magician last night. He 32 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:55,000 was amazing. Amazing describes my feeling about the magician. He was amazing. 33 00:03:55,719 --> 00:04:02,159 Here are some other examples of using the i n adjective to describe someone's feelings 34 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:10,360 about something. Jazz is exciting, so I enjoy going to jazz clubs. 35 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:18,040 Jonathan told me that for him, learning other languages is interesting. That concert 36 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:25,879 was amazing. The band played so many of their old hits. Keep in 37 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:31,519 mind, the best way to remember this grammar and any grammar or vocabulary is 38 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:36,800 to take the word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for 39 00:04:36,959 --> 00:04:44,839 you or true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well that's 40 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:49,480 it for this English lesson podcast. That was interesting. Right by the way, 41 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:55,279 If you'd like to get more practice using your English, why don't you 42 00:04:55,399 --> 00:05:01,399 join my podcast Learner's Study Group. There you can make new international friends. 43 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:09,160 Join me for live group coaching every week. 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