Do or Make?
It is not always easy to choose between “do” and “make”.
Do can be an auxiliary verb (Do you like coffee?) or a main verb (I did
my homework yesterday.
).
As an auxiliary verb, it has no meaning.
It is
necessary only for the...
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Do or Make?
It is not always easy to choose between “do” and “make”.
Do can be an auxiliary verb (Do you like coffee?) or a main verb (I did
my homework yesterday.
).
As an auxiliary verb, it has no meaning.
It is
necessary only for the grammatical structure.
As a main verb it has a
meaning, but the meaning is rather general.
It often expresses a general
activity.
Make is not an auxiliary verb.
It is always a main verb (I made a cake
yesterday.
).
Its meaning is also rather general, but it often expresses the
idea of construction or creation.
**In this lesson we look at some guidelines that may help you .
Do
Do for general activity
When we talk about a general activity but do not say what it is, we can
use do:
1-I want to do something.
2-What are you doing this evening?
3-What can we do?
4-Do it now!
Do for work
We usually use do to talk about work:
1-What do you do? (= What is your job?)
2-Who does your shopping?
3-I don’t want to do any
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