Verbs in English

make

make / made / made / making

The verb “make” is an important verb to know how to use when creating or producing something. Watch this video, then take a look at the examples below.

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You can use this verb for many different reasons:

Money:

He makes a lot of money at his job.
How much money do you make?
People who work in information technology can easily make over 100K per year at their jobs. (K = $1000)
That restaurant does not make very much money.
It’s hard to make money in the restaurant business.
Some people try to make money by becoming social media celebrities.
That’s a hard way to make a buck.

Food:

What did you make for dinner?
Do you like making dinner? (This sentence use “make” as a gerund.)
I make coffee every morning.
I use a coffee maker to make coffee. (The word “maker” is a noun.)
The restaurant down the street makes great pizza.
Elizabeth knows how to make Peruvian food. She’s from Peru.
Juan enjoys making Chinese food.

You can make a great pizza with just pizza dough, mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, and basil.

Creation:

What are they making?
They’re making an art project for school.
It’s fun to make music.
People who know how to make furniture by hand can sell their work for a lot of money.
The restaurant down the street make great pizza.
The people who made the monastery were talented architects in their day. (make = build)
How long did it take to make?

This is a monastery. It took a very long time to make.

Use “make” as a causative verb:

That makes me laugh.
Jennifer’s boss often makes her stay late at work.
A police officer made the man pull over for speeding.
Why is the school making us do this?
Teachers make their students do work in school.
Schools make students take tests.
Sometimes chocolate makes my stomach upset.