General Rule:
Do: Use “do” for tasks or actions (to do the dishes, shopping, business etc.)
Make: Use “make” for creating, producing or constructing something (to make a cake, a decision, a plan, a noise etc.)
Example:
You did a good job on the presentation.You made a good job on the presentation.
Remember: There are always exceptions to the rule. The best way to learn is through practice and exposure to the language.
Incorrect: I will explain you the process.
Correct: I will explain the process to you.
Tip: After “explain,” always use the structure: explain something to someone.
Past Simple is used when you talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.
Example: “I finished the report yesterday.“
(Here, “yesterday” gives us a clear point in the past, so we use the past simple.)
Present Perfect is used when the time is not specified or when there is a connection to the present (the result is relevant now).
Example: “I have finished the report.“
(Here, the time is not mentioned, and the result is important now.)
Tip:
In English, we generally use “a” or “an” before job titles when talking about someone’s profession in a general sense.
Tip:
The article “a” is used with consonant sounds, and “an” is used with vowel sounds (like an engineer).
The first conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations in the future.
Here’s the correct structure:
If + present simple, + will + base verb
Example: If I see her, I will tell her.
Notice that “will” is not used in the “if” clause, but in the 2nd part of the sentence.
This is incorrect:If I will see her, I will tell her.
Tip:
In the first conditional, always use the present simple after “if,” and save “will” for the main part of the sentence.
Many is used with countable nouns (things you can count, like employees, books or cars).
Example: How many employees work in your company? (You can count the number of employees.)
Much is used with uncountable nouns (things you can’t count individually, like water, money or information).
Example: How much water is in the bottle? (You can’t count water in separate units.)
It’s a simple rule, but it makes a big difference!
