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It might be simpler to say "do" is the act of participation in the activity, where "make" is the production of a thing.

• Please make time. - -> create time
• You make dinner. - -> create diner
• You make drawings. - -> create drawing
• You make plans. - -> create plans

** Not all well formed **
• do time. - -> spend time (in jail)
• You do dinner. - -> have dinner
• You do drawings. - -> draw
• You do plans. - -> carry out plans


• Do the dishes. --> wash the dishes
• Do exercises. --> carry out the exercises
• Do it over. --> repeat the action
• Do the report. -->start and finish the report


• Make the dishes. --> create some dishes
• Make exercises. --> create exercises (for students' homework)
• Make it over. --> create it again
• Make the report. --> create the report