Hello
Is there any differences between the two sentences?
-What’s your day like?
-How do you spend your day?
Thanks.
The difference is quite small, if there is any; I cannot think of a situation where someone would give a different answer to each of those questions.
No, not that small –
How do you spend your day?
–it is a general question to ask - how someone plans hisher day
How was the day? What was your day like?
–it is specific
What you say is different only because you use the past time “was”. That was not in the orginal pair of questions.
the question: What’s your day like ? we can use as simple present tense because 'what’s" we can also see as "what is " so in my opinion those two questions mean the same in general usage. Am I right?
I agree.
Does the tense depend on the context here…? (while speaking we pronounce the same) –
How’s the day? – How was the day? or How is the day?
What’s your day like? – What was your day like? or What is your day like?
Ah, I see you point now, I guess it is more complicated than I suggested. As you say, the context is important in the choice to read either “is” or “was”.
In general, “what’s” in writing stands for “what is”, not “what was”. There are exceptions but “was” is never the first thing that comes to mind. A clue might be the fact that it never came to my mind at all when I read those questions.
In speech, “what’s” may stand for “what was” in some cases, though it is still much more often taken as “what is” (or “what has” in different kinds of sentences).
Without context, we always think of “is” first, and only read “was” if there is no other possibility; except in some special, fixed expressions. I find it difficult to come up with a rule here, I can only give some examples:
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“How’s your day?” - in speech, taken as “was” if it is asked after the end of the (working) day. Still, I think most would write “how was you day?” if that were what they meant.
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“What’s your day like?” - the word “like” makes the question somewhat general, so that it will rarely be taken as a question about how this specific day has been. In fact, I should think this question is usually asked with “typical” or “working” or something similar added: “what’s your typical day like?”. There it is almost always taken as “is”.
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“Who’s there?” - almost always interpreted “is” in writing.
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“Who was there?” - this is how you would normally write the question in past tense, you would not leave out “wa”. Admittedly, “was” might here be pronounced so vaguely in casual speech that the difference could no longer be heard.
I agree wholeheartedly.
I know it is a pet subject of yours, and I agree.
Contractions are much clearer now.
(more on contractions – conversational language)
Now, let’s get back to question spree 
“Is” or “are” ?
“Are”: the subject “differences” is plural.
Also correct: “is there any difference between the two sentences?”
Thanks a lot. I am eagerly awaiting your “101st message with signature”
Ah, I see, I have passed 100! Thank you for noticing. But you are way ahead of me. By signature, you mean the “I am here quite often”?
If I go back to the history and travel back to the present, my signature has transformed this way -
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I love text.
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I love words, sounds envy me.
3)How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
(Henry David Thoreau)
I uderstand, that is cool. What exactly did you mean by no. 2?
Instead of a signature I have added a picture - I talk too much already.
[color=red]1) Present simple: to talk about repeated actions, daily routine, likes dislikes, feelings, thoughts etc.
[color=blue]Question is: How do you spend your day?
The way i see it, he’s asking me about my daily routine, how I usually spend my day…
[color=blue]My answer would be: I spend most of my time at office, then I go to gym etc.
[color=red]2) What’s your day like?
It’s a structure to ask about the nature of something…
ex: What is your new boss like?
ans: he’s quite helpful and friendly.
ex: what was your test like?
ans: it was easy.
[color=blue]Question is: What’s your day like?
for me, he is asking me about the nature, how is my day so far (it’s still daytime)
[color=blue]I would say: it’s boring or fantastic etc.
[color=darkred]I’m still learning so correct me if I’m wrong :roll:
I agree.
This perhaps depends on context, you interpretation seems to be remotely possible. But he would be much more likely to ask “what’s your day been like [so far]?” or “what’s you day like, so far?” (hybrid), since the part of the day he is asking about has already passed. That is why I find your interpretation unlikely.
A general question like “what is your day like, [in general]?” is how I would take this sentence. The verb “is” in “what’s you day like?” is also a simple present, so that it may be about routine.
An example: “what’s the Chinese New Year’s celebration like?”
I ask about what the celebration is usually like. You have attended it several times, that is why I ask you what it is like. “Like” indicates I am not asking about your exact experiences of one time, because it is never entirely the same each time.
I understand 
By that (no.2) I meant – I like words (written words) but I am not good at sounds (speaking) 
That I could see (I mean read)