How can I complete these two sentences using DO and MAKE?

 

* Can you _______________ a bit of cleaning up before you go out?

 

* My wife never ______ the gardening. I ________ it.

 

* Have you got any toothpaste? I want to _________ my teeth before I go to bed.

 

Thanks a lot for your help!!!!

My wife never does the gardening. I do it.

I want to brush my teeth before I go to bed. (We don �t "do" or "make" our teeth)

 

Generally, "make" results in a physical result - a product, and "do" is a more general word. I think that in Portuguese, you just have the word "fazer" (I think I remember it correctly) that has both meanings, as does "hacer" in Spanish, so you just have to learn the different uses of "do" and "make", since they must seem to be the same word to you.

 

Generally, we use "do" with cleaning activities, and with personal styling:

do the laundry

do the dishes

do my hair

do my nails

do my make-up (or put on my make-up)

 

However, "make the bed" somewhat contradicts that

Then, to confuse everything, we "set the table"

 

Ah, what a language!

 

Bruce

thanks a lot!!!!

How can I complete these two sentences using DO and MAKE?

 

* Can you do a bit of cleaning up before you go out?

 

* My wife never does the gardening. I do it.

 

* Have you got any toothpaste? I want to make my teeth before I go to bed