DO VS.

MAKE
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DO
We use DO when we are going to talk about WORK and JOBS
or TASKS. We don’t produce something or any physical object.

You need to do a good job.

José needed to do the housework.
When have you done your homework?
We use DO to talk about NON-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.
Activities in general without being specific. Here we are going
to use indefinite pronouns like thing, nothing, something,
anything, etc., in order not to be so specific

I can’t do anything to change my bad attitude.

Is there anything I can do to help?
Hurry up! We have things to do.
My friends please, do something!... Don’t just stay there.

Edward: What will I do?

Andrew: Do nothing.
DO
We use DO when we are going to REPLACE VERBS THAT ARE OBVIOUS
or WHEN THE MEANING IS CLEAR. This situation is commonly used in
informal spoken English.

Could you comb your hair?

Could you brush your hair?
Could you do your hair? /Comb/

We need to do exercise. /Train/

Today I couldn’t do my nails. /Paint-Cut/

Yamin: I did some cleaning in my house.

Brandon: What did you clean?
Yamin: I did my bedroom and the kitchen. /clean/
Brandon: That’s great, I did the dishes too. /clean, wash/
MAKE
Make is used for producing, creating constructing or building something
new.

Mariel made a handcraft in the arts class.

We also use it to indicate the origin of a product or the materials that are
used to make something

My mother’s wedding ring was made of gold.

Wine is made from grapes.
Mentisan was made in Bolivia.
We use make when something produces an action or reaction.

Chopping onions make my eyes water.

My family makes me happy.

We use make to create the causative form

This situation is used when someone forces other person to do something,
giving more credits to the person who gave the order.

I didn’t want to broke the window. My sister made me do it.

MAKE
Make could be used to express plans and decisions. In this case we have
to say that make is going to be used with nouns that talk about plans and
decisions.

We have to make a plan for this weekend.

The institute will make some arrangements to the graduation.

You can make a choice.

I need to make a decision.

MAKE
Make is used with certain and specific nouns that talk about speaking
and sounds.

The students can’t make a noise during the class.

Make a comment
Make a speech
Make a suggestion Could you help me making a suggestion?
Make a call Can you lend me your cellphone to make a call?
Make a promise
Make any noise
MAKE
We use make with Drink, Food and Meals.

I made a birthday cake yesterday.

I will make the dinner all this week.
José made a cup of coffee
I’ve made juice for sale since I was 17 years old.
I am going to make breakfast for Antonella.
Do time vs. Make time
Do time means spend a length of time in a kind of prison

A classmate is doing time due to scammming people.

Make time means that we are going to find extra time for
something or someone, even if you don’t have the necessary time
to do it.

It is really important to make time for resting every day.