Difference Between ‘Make’ and ‘Made’

Difference Between ‘Make’ and ‘Made’: Made and Make are two words commonly used in the English language. Even if both words are related to the creation or production of something, they are used in different contexts. Knowing the difference between these two words is important to use them correctly in writing and speaking.

Make vs Made

Definition of Made

The past participle of the verb “make” is made. It refers to the act of producing or creating something. Made is used to describe something that has been created in the past.

Usage of Made

• Used as the past tense and past participle of the verb make.  
• Used to describe something that has been produced or created in the past.
• Used as an adjective to describe something that has been manufactured or constructed.

Examples of Made

• The students made a banner for the school’s homecoming game. 
• He made a painting for his art class. 
• The company made a profit last year. 
• He made a sculpture out of clay.
• He made a decision to build a new house.
• The engineer made a blueprint for the bridge.

Definition of Make

Make is a verb that refers to the act of producing, creating or constructing something. It is used to describe the process of creating something new or bringing something into existence.

Usage of Make

• Used to describe the process of creating something new or bringing something into existence. 
• Used to describe the act of producing or constructing something.
• Used in various idiomatic expressions.

Examples of Make

• She is going to make a pie for dessert.
• I am going to make a speech at the conference.
• They need to make a decision about their vacation plans. 
• She wants to make a difference in his community. 
• We should make time for a family vacation this year. 
• The musician will make a new album in the upcoming months.

Differences between Made and Make

	Made	Make
Verb form	Past participle	Base form
Meaning	Used to indicates that something has already been created or produced	Used to indicates the act of creating or producing something
Tense usage	Used with past tenses	Used with present and future tenses
Passive voice	Used in passive voice constructions	Not used in passive voice constructions
Adjectives	Used with adjectives to describe the state or quality of the thing that has been created	Not used with adjectives
Noun form	Made can be used as a noun. Ex. a custom-made suit	Make cannot be used as a noun
Contractions	Can be contracted as I’ve made	Cannot be contracted
Gerund form	Made cannot be used in gerund form	Make can be used in gerund form
Passive causative	Used in passive causative constructions	Cannot be used in passive causative constructions
Adverb form	Used as an adverb	Cannot be used as an adverb
Participial adjective form	Can be used as a participial adjective	Cannot be used as a participial adjective
Collocations	Made collocates with certain nouns	Make collocates with certain verbs