Make is a common verb meaning to create, produce, build, or cause something to happen. It is irregular in the past and past participle: make, made, made. Use it for results you create, decisions you cause, and things you prepare.

Use make for present time with I, you, we, they, and after modal verbs like can, will, and must. It also appears after to in the infinitive: to make. The base form talks about habits, facts, and future meanings with helpers.

Use made for finished actions in the past. It does not change by subject, so every subject uses made. It often appears with clear past-time words like yesterday, last week, or in 2020.

Made is also the past participle, used with helper verbs like have, has, had, and with passive voice forms like is made or was made. The past participle connects the action to another tense or structure. It is the form you need for perfect tenses and many passive statements.

Make changes to makes only with he, she, it in the present simple. All other present forms stay make. Past simple and past participle are always made.

Subject	🇨🇳 中文 Subject	Form	🇨🇳 中文 Form	Example	🇨🇳 中文 Example
I	👤 I	make	🧩 原形	I make coffee at home.	💬 我在家做咖啡。
you	👤 you	make	🧩 原形	You make good points.	💬 你说的很有道理。
he	👤 he	makes	🧩 变为 makes	He makes lunch for us.	💬 他为我们做午饭。
she	👤 she	makes	🧩 变为 makes	She makes a plan.	💬 她制定了一个计划。
it	👤 it	makes	🧩 变为 makes	It makes a big difference.	💬 这会带来很大差异。
we	👤 we	make	🧩 原形	We make mistakes sometimes.	💬 我们偶尔会犯错。
they	👤 they	make	🧩 原形	They make videos.	💬 他们会做视频。

Use have made, has made, and had made to connect the action to a time frame or result. Present perfect focuses on life experience, recent results, or unfinished time periods. Past perfect shows one past action happening before another past action.

Subject	🇨🇳 中文 主语	Form	🇨🇳 中文 形式	Example	🇨🇳 中文 示例
I	👤 我	have made	🧩 已完成时态（have made）	I have made a decision.	💬 我已经做出一个决定。
you	👤 你	have made	🧩 已完成时态（have made）	You have made real progress.	💬 你已经取得了真正的进步。
he	👤 他	has made	🧩 已完成时态（has made）	He has made a mistake.	💬 他已经犯了一个错误。
she	👤 她	has made	🧩 已完成时态（has made）	She has made a reservation.	💬 她已经预订了。
it	👤 它	has made	🧩 已完成时态（has made）	It has made the process faster.	💬 它已经让这个过程更快。
we	👤 我们	have made	🧩 已完成时态（have made）	We have made changes.	💬 我们已经做出修改。
they	👤 他们	have made	🧩 已完成时态（have made）	They have made an offer.	💬 他们已经提出了一个报价。

Use be made to focus on what is produced rather than who produces it. Present passive is is made or are made, and past passive is was made or were made. Add by plus the agent only when the doer is important.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 示例
Use is made or are made for general facts and processes	📌 使用 is made 或 are made 表示一般事实和过程	This cheese is made from milk.	💬 这款奶酪是用牛奶制成的。
Use was made or were made for completed production in the past	📌 在过去的生产中使用 was made 或 were made	The mistake was made yesterday.	💬 这个错误是在昨天造成的。
Use by only when the creator matters	📌 仅当创作者重要时才使用 by	The film was made by a small team.	💬 这部电影是由一个小团队制作的。

Make often means create something new, prepare something, or cause a result. The meaning is usually clear from the object that follows make. Many everyday uses rely on fixed patterns like make a decision or make progress.

Word/Phrase	🇨🇳 中文 词/短语	Definition	🇨🇳 中文 定义	Example	🇨🇳 中文 示例
make something	🧩 制作某物	create or produce something	📘 创建或生产某物	They made a new app.	💬 他们开发了一个新应用。
make food	🧩 做饭	prepare food or a meal	📘 准备食物或一顿饭	I made pasta.	💬 我做了意面。
make a decision	🧩 做决定	choose after thinking	📘 在思考后做出选择	We made a decision quickly.	💬 我们很快做出了一个决定。
make progress	🧩 取得进展	improve over time	📘 随时间改进	She made progress this month.	💬 她这个月取得了进展。
make someone happy	🧩 让某人开心	cause an emotion or reaction	📘 引发一种情感或反应	That news made him happy.	💬 那条新闻让他很开心。

Make is frequently followed by an object plus an adjective or noun to show a result. Object plus adjective describes a change in state, and object plus noun creates a role or label. These patterns are common in everyday speaking and writing.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 示例
Use make plus object plus adjective to show a change	📌 使用 make + 宾语 + 形容词 来表示变化	The joke made the room quiet.	💬 这个笑话让房间安静下来。
Use make plus object plus noun to assign a role or label	📌 使用 make + 宾语 + 名词 来指派一个角色或标签	The win made her a champion.	💬 这次胜利让她成为冠军。
Use make it plus adjective for a general result	📌 使用 make it + 形容词 来表示一般结果	That makes it easier.	💬 那样就更容易了。

Make has a long vowel sound and a silent final e. Made rhymes with paid and has the same vowel sound as make. The third person form makes adds an s sound at the end.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Description	🇨🇳 中文 描述	Notation	🇨🇳 中文 符号	Example	🇨🇳 中文 示例
Final e	🔤 末尾的 e	The final e is silent and makes the vowel long	🗣️ 末尾的 e 静默，使元音发长	make /meɪk/	🔎 make /meɪk/	I make tea.	💬 我在泡茶。
Past form vowel	🔤 过去形式的元音	Made keeps the same long vowel sound	🗣️ Made 保持相同的长元音	made /meɪd/	🔎 made /meɪd/	She made a plan.	💬 她制定了一个计划。
Third person ending	🔤 第三人称结尾	Makes ends with /s/ after /k/	🗣️ makes 在 /k/ 之后以 /s/ 结尾	makes /meɪks/	🔎 makes /meɪks/	He makes a list.	💬 他列出了一份清单。