Cuándo usar Make o DO
Es importante conocer las diferencias entre estos dos verbos, ya que son de uso cotidiano. Los dos tendrían una traducción al castellado por “hacer” pero veremos las grandes diferencias de usos entre ellos. Desde First Certificate Madrid te queremos aclarar este tema con explicaciones y ejemplos.
Principalmente podríamos asociar Make con la consecución de un objetivo físico o palpable y DO con una acción. Pero no siempre es así.
Echa un vistazo a todas las expreciones que hemos preparado para ti.
Procura hacer una o dos frases con cada una de ellas. Trabájalo y sin que te des cuenta estarán crean esas asociaciones en tu cabeza que te servirán para distinguir en el futuro y no cometer los típicos errores de confusión entre estos dos fantásticos verbos.
Ciencia y Experimentación
| make a breakthrough | do an experiment |
| make a certain | do an operation (on somebody) |
| make a dicovery | do research |
| make a mistake | do a test |
| make sense | |
| make sure |
Negocios
| Make Do | ||
| …an application for a job | …contact (with) | … business |
| …an appointment | … a deal | … a deal |
| …arragements | … demands on | … a good/bad job |
| … a bid | … an effort | … something for a living |
| …a cancellation | … a fortune | …a roading trade |
| …a charge (for) | …an enquiry/ inquiry | … some/ any work |
| … a cheque out to | … headway | |
| … a complaint | … an investment | |
| …a loss | … a provision | |
| … money | … someoneredundant | |
| …an offer | … a request | |
| … a packet | … speech/statement/declaration | |
| … a phone call | … a suggestion | |
| … a point of doing something | … a trip | |
| … preparations | … use of | |
| … a profit | … a work for someone | |
| … progress | ||
En Casa
| make a bed | do the housework |
| make breakfast | do repairs |
| make a cake | |
| make (a cup of) tea/coffee | |
| make (the) dinner | |
| make ends meet | |
| make lunch | |
| make a mess | |
| make (the) supper |
Inglés genérico
| Make | Do | |
| … amends | …an example of someone | …away with |
| … an attempt | … an excuse | …your best |
| … the best of | … an excepcion | …your bit |
| … a choice | … eyes at | … damage |
| … a confession | … faces (at someone) | … your duty |
| … someone’ s day | …a fool of | … an exam |
| … a decision | … friends with | … evil |
| … a difference | … fun of | … someone a favour |
| … all the difference | … a habit of… -ing | … good |
| … haste | … a success of something | … someone a good turn |
| …a journey | … trouble | … harm |
| … love | … up your mind | … your homework |
| … a mess | … war | … justice to |
| … the most of | … a will | … military service |
| …a noise | … one’s way to | … nothing |
| … a pass at someone | … way for | … something/anything |
| … peace (with) | .. wonders (for) | |
| … room for | … could do with | |
Ayuda para comprender Cuándo usar Make o DO
Te recomendamos hacer alguna frase con cada una de las expresiones.
Es muy complicado memorizar todos los giros y expresiones de un idioma, pero con la práctica constante hacemos que nos suene y generamos asociaciones que recordaremos a la hora de examinarnos y sobre todo evitaremos cometer errores expresando ideas de manera incorrecta.
To make ends meet – earn enough money to cover your expenses
To make a mess – disorganise
To make a breakthrough – make a discovery, advance significaly
To make an appointment – organise a meeting
to make arrangements- organise
to do a roaring trade – have a successful business
to make a charge for – make someone pay money for
to make a loss – have a negative financial results
to make a packet – earn a lot of money
to make a point of doing something – do something specifically
to make someone redundant – make someone unemployed
to make work for someone – creat additional problems for somebody
to make amends – to rectify a situation
to do away with – to abolish, eliminate
to make an attempt – try
to do your best – do something to the limit of your capacity
to make the best of – take masimum advantage of a bad situation
to do one’s bit – contribute appropriately
to make a choice – choose, decide between options
to make someone’s day – make happy
to make a decision – decide, take a decision
to make all the difference – be decisive
to make a fuss of – cuase problems because of something
do wonders (for) – improve significantly
to make haste – rush, hurry, go quickly
to make a pass at someone – attempt to invite sexual intimacy
to make room for – leave enough space for
to make up your mind – decide
a will – a testament