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When to use make

make an offer		He made me a good offer.i
make a mistake		I made a mistake. I’m sorry.i
make an appointment		He made an appointment at the dentist.i
make an arrangement		We’re just making our holiday arrangements.i
make a promise		You made me a promise. Keep it!i
make a complaint		They made a complaint about the noise.i
make a decision		Managers have to make hard decisions sometimes.i
make a telephone call		I spent all day making telephone calls.i
make a suggestion		I made a few suggestions but nobody agreed.i
make an excuse		Stop making excuses for your laziness.i
make a profit		Our company made a big profit last year.i
make a loss		Our company will make a loss this year.i
make a mess		He dropped the milk and made a mess on the floor.i
make a choice		I think he made the right choice.i
make progress		The students are all making good progress.i
make money		A profit means you have made money.i

 

When to use do

do something		What are you doing? I’m not doing anything.i
do an exam		I did five exams and passed all of them.i
do homework		School kids have to do a lot of homework.i
do housework		I always do the housework at weekends.i
do the shopping		I hate doing the shopping in supermarkets.i
do an exercise		I did all the exercises in my grammar book.i
do a job		He does his job well.i
do the dishes		Who’s going to do the dishes after dinner?i
do the ironing		Her husband never does the ironing.i
do someone a favour		Do me a favour – lend me some cash.i
do good		Smoking won’t do you any good.i
do harm		Violence on TV does a lot of harm, I think.
do your best		Always try to do your best.i
do damage		I crashed and did a lot of damage to my car.i
do business		Our company does a lot of business in Asia