The conjugation of the verb to Make / meɪk /
The main meaning of the verb to Make is:
- To form something by putting parts together or combining substances.
- To cause something to exist or come about; bring about.
Synonyms for the verb to Make:
Construct, build, assemble, put together, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model, mould, shape, forge, bring into existence.
NOTE: The word ‘Make’ can also be used as a noun to mean the manufacturer or trade name of a product. Synonyms: brand, mark, model, sort, type, kind, variety, style or label.
Many students of the English language are confused by the verbs ‘To Do’ and ‘To Make’. The difference between these two verbs, and which one should be used, can be seen here.
|Simple||I make||I made||I will make|
|Continuous||I am making||I was making||I will be making|
|Perfect||I have made||I had made||I will have made|
|Perfect Continuous||I have been making||I had been making||I will have been making|
|Conditional||I would make||I would have made|
|Conditional Continuous||I would be making||I would have been making|
|Simple||I don’t make||I didn’t make||I won’t make|
|Continuous||I’m not making||I wasn’t making||I won’t be making|
|Perfect||I haven’t made||I hadn’t made||I won’t have made|
|Perfect Continuous||I haven’t been making||I hadn’t been making||I won’t have been making|
|Conditional||I wouldn’t make||I wouldn’t have made|
|Conditional Continuous||I wouldn’t be making||I wouldn’t have been making|
There are several British idioms which use the verb to Make. See here.