0
ZeroX14 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Why 'look'

"You made me look stupid". My question is, since this is in the past tense, why 'look' and not 'looked' ?
  

Top answer

" They are followed by the infinitive or base form of another verb. The second verb is not inflected. Mother makes me clean my room every day.

  • " They are followed by the infinitive or base form of another verb.
  • The second verb is not inflected.
  • Mother makes me clean my room every day.
  • I don't want to go to grandmother's.
  • She will make me eat all the vegetables.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Make, let, have and a few other verbs are called "causative verbs."
They are followed by the infinitive or base form of another verb.
The second verb is not inflected.

Mother makes me clean my room every day.
I don't want to go to grandmother's. She will make me eat all the vegetables.
Father made his son do his homework before supper.

Related Questions