make or made

[rayz26]

hi,
which sentence is correct??

- that words make me desperate
-those words made me desperate

thanks and regards

[Barb_D]

hi,
which sentence is correct??

- that words make me desperate
-those words made me desperate

thanks and regards

Your first sentence uses "words," which is plural, so "that" will not work. You need "those," as you have in your second sentence.

But I also note that you changed the tense, from "make" to "made." Was that deliberate?

{not a teacher}

[rayz26]

no. im not sure whether to use make or made?? which one is right??
made or make??

[Soup]

That words make me desperate.
Those words make me desperate.

Those words made me desperate (in the past).
Those words make me desperate (today).

[IvanV]

Those words make me desperate - Every time I hear someone say them, I become desperate. or Stop talking, you're making me desperate.
Those words made me desperate - I heard you say them last week. They left me desperate.


I.

[Barb_D]

no. im not sure whether to use make or made?? which one is right??
made or make??

Either one can be correct.

As Ivan says, if it's ongoing, then use "make" (Every time....)

If it refers to a time in the past, then use "made."