Con trabajos, Sustituye al verbo

tareas, deportes: cuando se

do homework, do sobreentiende: do
the housework, do your hair (comb,
a good job, do brush), do the dishes
yoga, do judo (wash), do the exam
Con (complete)
actividades sin
especificar: so

DO
something, do
nothing, do
anything

Con comidas, Con material,

Para producir bebidas: make a origen de
una reacción: cake, make productos:
make me happy, breakfast, make made of silver,
make her smile, a cup of tea. made in China
make us sleepy
Con planes,
decisions: make
arrangements,
make a decision,
make a choice Con ruidos y
verbos de habla:
make a noise,

MAKE
make a comment,
make a speech,
make a suggestion

MAKE: DO:

make sure (asegurarse) do a favour (hacer un favor)

Usos make money (ganar dinero) do good (hacer el bien)
prefijados make a profit (obtener beneficio) do harm (hacer daño)
make a loss (tener pérdidas) do [my, your, his…] best (esforzarse)
make sense (tener sentido) etc.
make a mistake (equivocarse)
make an excuse (dar una excusa)
make up somebody’s mind
(decidirse)
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DO, MAKE

1. Completa con make o do en el tiempo verbal correspondiente:

1. The teenagers were ____________ such a noise that the neighbour called the police.
2. Could you ____________ the laundry today? We have no clean clothes.
3. The teacher _____________ some very positive comments about Susie’s work.
4. I hate ____________ the housework every day.
5. William ___________ an excuse to the teacher about why he was late yesterday.
6. Could you ___________ me a favor?
7. He _____________ a fortune by selling toys.
8. The children always _____________ their homework before watching.

2. Descubre las letras que faltan para completar las expresiones con make o do:

K __ R __ __ E
DO A __ A __ __ U __
H __ __ __
S __ __ __ T __ __ N __

B __ S __ N __ __ S
MAKE A __ __ C __ S __ __ N
A C __ __ __ C __
L __ __ __ H

1. 1. making, 2. do, 3. make, 4. doing, 5. made, 6. do, 7. makes, 8. do.

2.
KARATE BUSINESS
DO A FAVOUR MAKE A DECISION
HARM A CHOICE
SOMETHING LUNCH

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