Make, do, have and take Collocations

Make, do, have and take Collocations

There are some general rules for this, but mainly you need to remember lots of fixed expressions, the famous collocations

Look at the information in the table and try to study it by heart.

make	do	have	take
a mistake a profit/loss money/millions a fortune friends war a noise/sound a mess fun of someone a phone call progress a difference an effort food breakfast lunch dinner a choice a decision a suggestion your bed ajourney	-the ironing -the housework -your homework -business -well/badly -wrong/right -your best damage/harm -sb a favour -something -anything -nothing -Your hair -shopping	a look dinner a headache a party a picnic a barbecue an appointment fun trouble sth in common	a photo advantage of sb care of sb place sth into account your time time no notice of sth part in sth the opportun

Make is also used with most nouns for ways of speaking/planning. For example, you make a complaint, a promise, an offer, a threat, a speech, an apology, a point, a confession, an accusation, a suggestion, an arrangement, a decision, a plan, an appointment.

But, have is used with most nouns which involve a two-way discussion. For example, you have a conversation, a chat, a discussion, an argument, a fight, a row, a meeting, an interview.

We also often use have + a + verb (where the verb and the noun are the same). For example, have a look, a rest, a sleep, a drink, a walk, a go.

Os recomiendo que al estudiar estas collocations hagáis un mind map agrupando los diferentes usos. Os dejamos un ejemplo para que lo completéis vosotros:

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