Do vs Make

Do vs Make

1. MAKE

   • "Manufacture", "elaborate" or "create". It is used to create something that you can touch, a physical object.
     • Expressions
       • make breakfast
       • make a dress
       • make furniture
       • make a decision
       • make a choice
       • make a plan
       • make an appointment
   • “make” nos referimos más al resultado de la acción
     • For example
       • I like making interesting things… like this video!
       • Let’s make lunch next week. Do you know how to make paella?
       • I’ll make dinner if you do the dishes.

2. DO

   • Actions, Activitys and works
     • do homework
     • do a job
     • do the dishes
     • do housework
     • do exercise
     • Expressions:
     • do good
     • do right
     • do research
   • “Do” considera más la acción
     • Se utiliza “do” cuando hablamos de cosas en general, cuando no especificamos la actividad. En este sentido, se utiliza mucho con los pronombres indefinidos como “something”, “anything”, “nothing”, etc.
       • For example...
         • *Let’s do lunch next week. Do you like that sushi place on 5th Street?
         • I like doing interesting things like going to concerts.
         • Let’s make lunch next week. Do you know how to make paella?

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