What is the difference between "make" and "do"?

[Yanes]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #90 "Using Make and Do (1)", question 5

The business ......... a lot of money this year.

(a) make
(b) do
(c) made
(d) did

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #90 "Using Make and Do (1)", answer 5

The business made a lot of money this year.

Correct answer: (c) made

Your answer was: correct
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when to use made and did?

thanks
Yanes

[Mister Micawber]

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Both verbs have many, many uses, and you will have to learn the idioms and collocations individually. Here, the idiomatic phrase is 'to make money', which means to earn a profit.
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[Kimdung9210]

dear alan,
why do not use make replace made

thank you,sir
miss kim

[StJordi]

Hello,I am afraid I have a basic doubt.is it correct? The business has made a lot of money this year.this in past tense it sound me weird I suposse it's because I am spanish,isn't it?
Many thanks in advance

[Alan]

Hi,

Using 'made' together with 'this year' is perfectly acceptable. The idea is that the year is now finished. In other words you could say this in December.

Alan
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