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THE VERBS (Do (Uses (Auxiliary verb (Examples (Does he speak French?, She…

- - - - Is used to make questions and negative sentences in the simple present tense.
      - Examples
        
        Does he speak French?
        
        She does not understand.
    - - Refers to an ordinary verb that was in a previous clause or sentence
      - Examples
        
        You know as much as I do (=as much as I know).
        
        I need something sharp. That screwdriver will do.
    - - Use do to talk about actions in general, when we do not specify exactly what the action is.
      - Examples
        
        There is nothing we can do except wait and see what happens.
        
        What have you been doing today, anything interesting?
    - - We often use do with nouns such as copy, design, drawing, painting
      - Examples
        
        I like that photo of you and me. Can you do me a copy?
        
        She did a lovely painting of the lake where we stayed last summer.
        
        Who did the design for the website?
    - - We often use do instead of repeating all the words in a clause. Do substitutes for the words we don’t repeat.
      - Examples
        
        A: He accidentally deleted some emails on his computer.
        B: I do it all the time. (I delete files all the time.)
        
        A: We went to the concert in the park this year.
        B: Yes, we did too. (Yes, we went to the concert in the park too.)
- - - - Make has this use when it is followed by a noun phrase such as the bed or a telephone call.
      - Examples
        
        I would like to make a phone call.
        
        You need to make your bed.
    - - To plan or decide to do something. Make has this use when followed by a noun phrase such as an appointment, plans to, or a decision to.
      - Examples
        
        A: Good afternoon, this is Doctor Smith's office.
        B: Good afternoon. I would like to make an appointment with Dr. Smith.
        
        A: I'm sorry, he's not available until Friday. Would you like to make an appointment for this Friday?
        B: I don't think that will work – I've already made plans to go out of town!
    - - Make has this use when followed by noun phrases such as a living, money, or a profit.
      - Examples
        
        Now that I've finished school, I have to make a living.
        
        Now that I've finished school, I have to make a living.
- - - - to produce a particular feeling or impression
      - Examples
        
        The company is trying to create a young energetic image.
        
        He's eager to create a good impression at work.
        
        The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion.
        
        The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling.
    - - To make something happen or exist
      - Examples
        
        The government plans to create more jobs for young people.
        
        Create a new directory and put all your files into it.
        
        The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
    - - Famine creates high food prices.
      - Johannes Gutenberg created the books
    - - To make or bring into existence something new
      - To set up a scoring opportunity in basketball
      - Example: An artist who is good at imitating but not at creating
      - Example: Create off the dribble
    - - To bring into existence
      - To invest with a new form, office, or rank
      - to produce through imaginative skill
      - Example: Create a painting
      - Example: She was created a lieutenant.
      - Example: God created the heaven and the earth.