English grammar
It makes me nervous, it made me blush: make + person + adjective or verb
Say how things make you feel: it makes me nervous, it made me blush, I'm excited about going.
From the scene Just the thought makes me blush
In short
Make me + adjective says how something makes you feel. Make me + verb, with no to, says what you do.
Your turn
Which one goes with what it causes you to do (no to)?
Options: just the thought makes me blush · it makes me furious · it made me blush
Show answer
what it causes you to do (no to) → just the thought makes me blush
How it works
Make + person + adjective says how something affects your feelings: it makes me furious.
Good to know
Make + person + base verb says what it causes you to do, with no to: it made me blush. To ask about feelings, say how does it make you feel?
Good to know
Excited takes about + -ing for something you're looking forward to: excited about going.
a feeling it causes it makes me furious
Ramón
It makes me furious that people see this! My behaviour is absolutely normal.
¡Me da rabia que la gente lea eso! Mi comportamiento es absolutamente normal.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) that people see this! My behaviour is absolutely normal.
Options: It makes me furious · Just the thought makes me blush · It made me blush
Show answer
Ramón
It makes me furious that people see this! My behaviour is absolutely normal.
¡Me da rabia que la gente lea eso! Mi comportamiento es absolutamente normal.
what it causes you to do (no to) just the thought makes me blush
Ramón
With a stranger? No way. Just the thought makes me blush.
¿Con una desconocida? Ni hablar. Solo de pensarlo me pongo colorado.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
With a stranger? No way. (blank).
Options: Just the thought makes me blush · It makes me furious · It made me blush
Show answer
Ramón
With a stranger? No way. Just the thought makes me blush.
¿Con una desconocida? Ni hablar. Solo de pensarlo me pongo colorado.
in the past it made me blush
Ramón
Feelings aren't expressed: they're suffered. As a young man it made me blush when girls looked at me.
Los sentimientos no se expresan: se sufren. De joven me ponía colorado cuando me miraban las chicas.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Feelings aren't expressed: they're suffered. As a young man (blank) when girls looked at me.
Options: it made me blush · it makes me furious · just the thought makes me blush
Show answer
Ramón
Feelings aren't expressed: they're suffered. As a young man it made me blush when girls looked at me.
Los sentimientos no se expresan: se sufren. De joven me ponía colorado cuando me miraban las chicas.
asking about feelings how does the date make you feel?
Your turn
What goes with how does the date make you feel??
Options: a feeling it causes · what it causes you to do (no to) · asking about feelings
Show answer
how does the date make you feel? → asking about feelings
looking forward to it excited about going
Javi
But you're excited about going, aren't you?
Pero le hace ilusión ir, ¿verdad?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
But you're (blank), aren't you?
Options: it makes me furious · just the thought makes me blush · excited about going
Show answer
Javi
But you're excited about going, aren't you?
Pero le hace ilusión ir, ¿verdad?
Common mistake
Not did or got here. A feeling in the past.
Feelings aren't expressed: they're suffered. As a young man it made me blush when girls looked at me.
Los sentimientos no se expresan: se sufren. De joven me ponía colorado cuando me miraban las chicas.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| a feeling it causes | it makes me furious |
|---|---|
| what it causes you to do (no to) | just the thought makes me blush |
| in the past | it made me blush |
| asking about feelings | how does the date make you feel? |
| looking forward to it | excited about going |
More lines from the story
- Javi"Personality: difficult. Attitude: so-so. Passion: collecting the rent.""Personalidad: difícil. Actitud: regular. Pasión: cobrar el alquiler."
- RamónThat I end up paying for dinner.Que me toque pagar la cena.