DO
• When we speak in a general sense:
Yesterday 1 was so tired that 1 didn't do
anything.
What are you doing on Sunday morning?
• When we talk about some kind of work:
You should do your homework every day
• In the expression do + the + ing:
cleaning [hacer la limpieza]
cooking [cocinar]
dusting [quitar el polvo]
gardening [cuidar del jardín]
ironing [planchar]
shopping [hacer la compra]
washing [lavar la ropa]
washing up [lavar los platos]
• With the following words or expressions:
do an exam [hacer un examen]
badly [hacer mal]
business [hacer negocios]
damage [causar daños]
exercise [hacer ejercicio]
good [hacer bien]
harm [hacer daño]
justice [hacer justicia];
one's best [hacer lo mejor que se pueda]
one's duty [cumpl¡r con su deber]
one 's hair [peinar]
someone a favour [hacerle un favor a alguien]
sport [hacer deporte]
MAKE
• When we mean “build” or
“create”:
Sandra made a delicious omelette
[Sandra hizo una tortilla deliciosa.]
• In the expression: make sorneone + do
something. We express that someone is
“forced” to do something:
My mum makes me eat a lot of vegetables.
...makes me to eat... [...me hace comer...]
Be careful! We do not use to before the verb.
• In the expression: make someone /
something + adjective:
The news than John was seriously ilí made me very
sad.
[...me entristeció rnucho.]
Please, don 't complain. You're making things more
difficult. [...Estás poniendo las cosas más difíciles.]
• Together with the following words or
expressions:
make a decision [tomar una decisión];
a fortune [hacer una fortuna];
a guess [adivinar];
a journey [hacer un viaje];
a mistake [cometer una falta];
(a)noise [hacer ruido];
a phone call [hacer una llamada];
a plan [hacer / trazar un plan;
a profit [sacar provecho];
a speech [hablar en público];
an appointment [concertar una cita];
an effort [hacer un esfuerzo];
an exception [hacer una excepción];
an excuse [dar una excusa];
friends (with) [hacer amigos 1 amistad (con)];
fun of something/someone [burlarse de algo /
alguien];
love [hacer el amor];
money [hacer dinero];
peace [hacer las paces , la paz];
progress [hacer progresos];
the bed [hacer la cama];
the most of [sacar el mayor partido de];
up one's mind [decidirse]
Be careful!
Let's take a photo! ...make a photo! [hacer una
foto]
Can we make a decision?.. .take a decision?[tomar
una decisión]
He will make an excuse. . ..give an excuse. [dar
una excusa]