¿Cuándo usar “do“?
Se usa do cuando vamos a hablar sobre trabajos físicos o tareas. Es importante destacar que aquí no se produce la “creación” de ningún objeto físico.
Ejemplos con “do”
house chores (tareas del hogar)
work/ study (trabajar / estudiar)
general things (acciones en general)
| do the shopping | do the project | do my best |
| do the dishes | do homework | do a favor |
| do the laundry | do the assignment | do harm |
| do the cooking | do the task | do good |
| do the washing up | do business | do this / that |
| do the ironing | do a job | |
| do the gardening | do the work | |
| do the cleaning | do an exercise | |
| do a report | ||
| do the painting | ||
| do a drawing | ||
| do a course | ||
| do an activity |
¿Cuándo usamos “make“?
“Make” se usa para referirse a producir, construir o crear algo nuevo.
Ejemplos con “make“
food (comida)
plan (planes)
money (dinero)
communication (redes de contacto, comunicarse)
| make food | make a plan | make money | make friends |
| make breakfast | make a list | make a profit | make an agreement |
| make lunch | make a change | make a loss | make a phone call |
| make dinner | make an effort | make an excuse | |
| make tea/ coffee | make a guess | make a complaint | |
| make noodles | make a mistake | make a comment | |
| make soup | make progress | make a suggestion | |
| make a sandwich | make a decision | make a prediction | |
| make salad | make a promise | ||
Ya que sabemos cuál usar, completá a continuación las siguientes oraciones. De acuerdo a los tiempos, no olvides conjugar el verbo que corresponda según el caso:
1. John worked hard and ____________ his best at his job, but he still wasn’t promoted.
2. The teenagers were ____________ such a noise that the neighbor called thepolice.
3. She ____________ a payment on her debt every month. Soon she’ll have finished paying it off.
4. So many chores to ____________! I need to clean the bathroom and the kitchen and change all the sheets.
5. Sorry, I ____________ a mistake. The restaurant isn’t here, but on another street.
6. It’s late, and we should go home. Let’s ____________ go to the grocery store tomorrow.
7. He ____________ a promise to his grandmother that he’d never lie again.
8. I called the hotel and ____________ a reservation for two people for Saturday the 16th.
9. The washing machine flooded and the water ____________ a lot of damage. All the carpets had to be replaced.
10. Alice’s birthday is right around the corner. We should __________ the preparations!
