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