Make and do mean hacer, but they mean different things in English.

         Make- Is mainly used as: fabricate, construct, create: Make an apple pie.

         Specific meanings of make:

1) To cause something:

         This switch makes the radio turn on.
         Make me happy and give me what I ask for.
         Cigarettes make me feel bad.
         He has been made general manager.

2) To force someone to do something:

         He didn't want to go, I had to make him go to school.
         They made me go through three metal detectors before I could get on the plane.

3) The result of things being added together:

         Five and five make ten.
         Two wrongs don't make a right.

4) To be suitable:

         I think he will make a very good teacher.

5) To pretend:

         Children like to make beleive that they are adults.

         Do- Has a lot of meanings, but it is usually related to general work.

Example: Do the dishes.
Specific meanings of do:

         1) To form a question: Do you want a cup of coffee?
         2) To stress an idea: I am not lying, I do have a brother in Russia!
         3) To clarify what something/someone is doing: What are you doing here?

With an adverb. Used to reverse the order of the subject and verb when an adverb or adverbial phrase starts a sentence. Usually used to stress a sentence:

Examples: 1) Not only did I pay him the money that I owed him, but I gave him the money you owed him too.

         2) To succeed: I did it!

         3) To negate ideas: I didn't do it. I don't do that.

* In this meaning it is only used in the past and present, won't is used for the future.

         4) To perform a function: That secretary does a lot for me.

         5) To spend time: I did five years at Oxford school of English.

         6) To imitate: He does Bush very well.

         7) To study: I do karate.

         8) To function adequetaly: That will do.

         9) To be able to function without: We can do without a spare tire for now.

         10) As imperative: Do it!

         11) To be finished: He's done. * only used in the past participle form.

         12) To be, or not to be related to: That has nothing to do with what I am talking about. That has a lot do with what I am talking about.

         PRACTICE

1) I'll make the apple pie, and you do the dishes.

2) Please! Don't make me clean the entire house. I have an idea, I'll do the laundry, and you can do the rest.

3) I don't know what this program did, but if you put it in your computer, it will make your computer shut down.

4) My son likes to make believe he is an astronaut, it is for a school play he is doing next week.

5) I don't like reading, reading makes me tired, and I only like doing things that give me energy.

6) Lets make John really happy and buy him a puppy dog, we owe it do him after all the things he has done for us.

7) Lets put our son into the army and make him into a strong, dedicated man, so he can do good things for the country.

8) I'll make you a really good diagram of how to navigate that program so you can do it the first time you try.

9) Lets do some stretching and go running in those new outfits we made.

10) I am already going to do too many things tomorrow Paola, so don't try to make any more plans for me for tomorrow.

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