Grammar Level 5- Lesson Ten
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Make in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
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Make
Make / Made / Made / Making
The verb “make” means to create or produce; however, this word has many different meanings, so think carefully about each situation in which it is used.
1. He’s making a pizza.
make = cook (“make” is usually much better than “cook” for food preparation)
2. This store makes money selling CDs.
3. He makes his wife mad when he reads the newspaper and ignores her.
4. Bill made a new friend at the pool today.
5. She makes her fans very happy as an actress.
6. George is making some copies with the photocopier.
7. When we were in England, we made some time to go see Stonehenge.
Make
present tense: make / makes
past tense: made
future: will make
present continuous: am / are / is making
past continuous: was / were making
future continuous: will be making
present perfect: has / have made
past perfect: had made
future perfect: will have made
present perfect continuous: has / have been making
past perfect continuous: had been making
future perfect continuous: will have been making
modal verbs: ______ make
past tense modal: ______ have made
infinitive: to make
gerund: making
passive: yes
Idioms Using the Word Make
The verb “make” can be used with prepositions or nouns to create idiomatic expressions.
make a kiling = make a lot of money
Todd made a killing selling real estate before the housing market collapsed.
make a move = decide to do something and then act.
When are you going to make a move on Tiffany and ask her out?
make for = to provide; to set the proper conditions.
A two-hour storm with lots of thunder and lightning made for a very entertaining evening.
make good = to do something as a result of a promise or a guarantee.
He’s finally making good on his promise to lose some weight.
make it = to be successful; to become rich or famous or both .
Although his father was a well-known actor, David wanted to make it on his own.
make it by = get past; get around someone
I can’t make it by the car ahead of me, so I’ll just have to sit here and wait.
make it big = to become successful in business.
If you want to make it big in the entertainment world, it’s a good idea to live in Los Angeles.
make it through = to tolerate a bad situation; to survive adversity.
Patty tried to make it through the day at work with a bad headache, but finally she just went home to rest.
make my day = to result in happiness; a happy moment during the day.
The boss told everyone to go home at noon. That really made my day.
make of = to come to a conclusion; to analyze a situation.
What do the police investigators make of the accident? Do they know who was at fault yet?
make out = result; to determine the final amount, usually used with money.
A: How did your company make out last year?
B: We showed a small profit.
make out = kiss
A couple of teenagers were caught making out in the back seat of a parked car.
make time = to travel, quickly or slowly.
We made good time during our flight to Washington and arrived an hour early.
make up = to resolve differences; to end a fight and begin the relationship anew.
Kent and Michael decided to make up and be friends again after a terrible fight on the playground.
make up for lost time = to spend time with someone after a long absence.
After two years of serving in the military in Iraq, Don went home and tried to make up for lost time with his kids.
make use of = to use or to understand
I can’t make use of these clothes, so I think I’ll donate them to Goodwill.
make waves = to cause some problems; to ask questions or comments that might bother people in positions of authority.
When Renaldo started to make waves within the company, they quickly fired him.
Quiz for Make
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