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FR: I'm sorry for not having handed in my homework sooner

• Thread starter Silver Violette
• Start date Nov 1, 2013

Silver Violette

• Nov 1, 2013

Senior Member

Je regrette de ne pas (vous) avoir rendu mon devoir plus tôt. With the COD, that'd be: Je regrette de ne pas (vous) l'avoir rendu. Assuming it's only one assignment, use "le"; if two or more, then "les". Bien à vous, AL  

Merci beaucoup! You've cleared that up, as I also wasn't sure if it was possible to put the 'vous' in and whether to use 'le' or 'les'. One last question though: is it better to use the verb rendre (as you have done) than remettre in this context, and why? Merci pour votre aide, SV  

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I think both of these verbs can be used with the same meanin.  

lamy08 said: Oui, c'est pareil, même si "rendre" est ce que j'utiliserais de prime abord. Attention toutefois au participe passé si vous utilisez le pluriel "les": ... de ne pas vous les avoir rendu s . On ne doit pas réfléchir à cela si on utilise le verbe "remettre": ... de ne pas vous les avoir remis . Si on n'est pas sûr de soi en matière d'accord des participes passés, cela peut aider ! Click to expand...

Le passé composé de "rendre" se conjugue avec "avoir" et le participe passé suit les règles de concordance habituelles: J'ai rend u le(s) devoir(s). Le devoir que j'ai rend u . Les devoirs que j'ai rendu s . Les épreuves écrites que j'ai rendu es . Devoir(s): singulier ou pluriel? On utilise le singulier pour un travail en particulier. S'il y a plusieurs travaux, on met le pluriel évidemment: Je fais mes devoirs dès que je rentre à la maison. Avez-vous beaucoup de devoir s avec Monsieur X...? Réponse: Oui, il nous en a encore donné un hier à rendre pour demain! Et ses devoirs sont toujours très longs ...! Attention que l'expression "faire son devoir" n'a pas du tout le même sens: ici, il s'agit d'un devoir moral. J'avais promis de rendre visite à X... et j'y suis allé(e). J'ai fait mon devoir.  

Silver Violette said: Pourquoi serait-il 'rendus'? Est-ce que vous voulez dire 'rendre' utilise être pour le passé composée, alors il faut respecter la concordance? Aussi, il vaut mieux dire ‘le’ ou ‘les’ si est pour un devoir seulement ? Je pense qu’on dit toujours ‘les devoirs’, ne jamais ‘un devoir’. (Je n'apprends le français pas depuis longtemps - je suis desolée si ce que j'ai écrit n'est pas exacte!) Merci pour votre réponse, SV Click to expand...

Thanks! You're right, I haven't learnt of that particular rule yet. That was why I was getting confused. Now this is what I have: Je regrette de mes devoirs sont en retard et de ne pas vous les avoir rendus plus tôt. Is this a correct use of 'rendus' taking into account the rule? SV  

Silver Violette said: Thanks! You're right, I haven't learnt of that particular rule yet. That was why I was getting confused. Now this is what I have: Je regrette de mes devoirs sont en retard et de ne pas vous les avoir rendus plus tôt. Is this a correct use of 'rendus' taking into account the rule? SV Click to expand...

Or perhaps rather this (from post #2) 'Je regrette de ne pas (vous) avoir rendu mon devoir/mes devoirs plus tôt.' Because surely you need the word 'devoir(s)' rather than just 'le/les'.  

• Nov 2, 2013

Hello, I realise that this is coming late, but to translate hand in I personally prefer « remettre ». I'm not saying that rendre is wrong, but to me, the verb is closer to give back/return. I would have said : Je suis désolée de ne pas (vous) avoir remis mon devoir plus tôt.  

Enquiring Mind

• Nov 3, 2013

Just for the benefit of all the English learners too, the present tense ~ing form works equally well too: "....for not handing in my homework earlier.."  

Back to School in French

• Post author: Language Garage
• Post published: September 5, 2020
• Post category: French / Vocabulary

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It’s September, which means that the school year has begun. In this post, let’s see some vocabulary and expressions that will help you talk about school in French.

La rentr ée Back to School

Let’s start with some basic vocabulary.

• l’école (f.) school
• l’école primaire, le collège, le lycée, l’université (f.)/la faculté primary school, junior high school/middle school, high school, university
• l’étudiant(e), le/la professeur(e) student, teacher, professor

• À quelle école vas-tu ? Where do you go to school?
• C’est une lycéenne. She’s a high school student.
• C’est un lycéen. He’s a high school student.
• Il/Elle va à l’école primaire. He/She goes to primary school.
• Il/Elle est en quelle classe ? What grade is he/she in?
• Qu’est-ce que tu étudies à l’université ? What are you studying at university?

En classe In the classroom

Here’s some vocabulary to help you talk about the classroom.

• la classe, le bureau d’écolier/d’étudiant, l’étagère (f.), le cahier classroom, student’s desk, bookshelf, notebook
• le bureau du/de la professeur(e), le tableau (noir), le tableau blanc, la carte, le globe (terrestre) teacher’s desk, blackboard, whiteboard, map, globe
• la rédaction, l’épreuve essay, test (paper)
• le cahier, du papier, le crayon, le stylo, la gomme notebook, paper, pencil, pen, eraser
• la tablette, l’écran, la calculatrice tablet, screen, calculator
• étudier, apprendre, écouter, passer un examen, prendre des notes to study, to learn, to listen to, to take a test, to take notes
• Cette classe est grande/petite. This classroom is big/small.
• Le/La professeur(e) écrit sur le tableau blanc. The teacher writes on the whiteboard.
• Les étudiants prennent des notes. The students take notes.
• Les étudiants écoutent le/la professeur(e). The students listen to the teacher.
• Les étudiants prêtent attention au/à la professeur(e). The students pay attention to the teacher.
• J’ai une question. I have a question.
• Le/La professeur(e) répond aux étudiants. The teacher answers the students’ questions.
• Le/La professeur(e) enseigne. Les étudiants apprennent. The teacher teaches. The students learn.

les devoirs homework

If you’re in primary school or high school, you probably have a lot of opportunity to say things like:

• l’interro(gation) (f.), le contrôle, le test test, exam, quiz
• On a une interro demain. We have a test tomorrow.
• J’ai une interro. I ’m taking a test.
• Je dois étudier. I have to study.
• J’ai beaucoup de devoirs. I have a lot of homework.
• Je dois mémoriser du vocabulaire nouveau. I have to memorize new vocabulary.
• Je fais mes devoirs chaque soir. I do homework every night.
• J’ai eu une bonne/mauvaise note à l’interro. I got a good/bad grade on the test.
• J’ai raté l’examen. I failed the test.
• Je passe dans la classe supérieure/Je redouble. I passed/failed the class.

les matières school subjects

• les langues (f.) languages
• la littérature literature
• l’histoire (f.) history
• la science science
• les mathématiques (f.) math
• l’économie (f.) economics
• la psychologie psychology
• la biologie biology
• la chimie chemistry
• la physique physics
• la science politique political science
• l’informatique computer science
• la géographie geography
• la philosophie philosophy
• la médecine medicine
• le droit law
• le calcul calculus

Quelle est ta matière favorite ? What ’s your favorite subject?

Here’s some vocabulary for talking about the subjects you like, and the ones you don’t.

• L’histoire est ma matière favorite. History is my favorite subject.
• Je suis bon(ne) en langues. I ’m good at languages.
• Je réussis bien/j’ai des bonnes notes en biologie. I ’m doing well/getting good grades in biology.
• Quelle est la matière que tu préfères le moins ? What’s your least favorite subject?
• Je n’aime pas les maths/mathématiques. I don ’t like math.
• Je suis mauvais(e)/nul(le) en sciences. I ’m bad at science.
• Je ne comprend pas la chimie. I don ’t understand chemistry.
• Je ne suis pas bon(ne) en physique.  I ’m doing poorly/getting bad grades in physics.

à l’université at university

If you’re un étudiant / une étudiante d’université university student , you’ll probably have a chance to use this vocabulary.

• le cours (magistral), le séminaire, les travaux dirigés, le colloque, course, seminar/lecture, workshop/lab, colloquium
• l’auditorium (m.), l’amphi(théâtre), le labo(ratoire) auditorium, lecture hall, laboratory
• J’ai classe aujourd’hui. I have class today.
• Je n’ai pas classe cet aprèm (fam.)/après-midi. I don’t have class this afternoon.
• J’étudie à la bibliothèque. I study in the library.
• Je fais de la recherche. I’m doing research.
• J’écris un article de recherche. I’m writing a research paper.
• Je fais une expérience. I’m doing an experiment.
• Sur quoi porte votre thèse? / Quel est le sujet de votre thèse? What’s your thesis on?
• J’écris ma thèse. I’m writing my thesis.
• J’ai une chambre dans un foyer d’étudiants. I live in a dormitory.
• J’ai un/une coloc(ataire). I have a roommate.

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French Homework Help: 10 Essential Resources to Help Finish Your Assignment

Au secours! (Help!)

Do you ever find yourself mentally screaming this while struggling to complete your French homework?

Ever get overwhelmed with your assignments and wish that someone—anyone!—would just step in and make the French murkiness a little clearer?

To help you out with this, we’ve compiled the 10 best online resources to get French homework help quickly. So read on, and then try out a couple next time you’re confused or stuck.

1. Bescherelle

2. larousse, 3. bonpatron, 4. alloprof, 5. verbling, 6. 24houranswers, 7. wordreference, 8. french language stack exchange, 9. tex’s french grammar, 10. le conjugueur, and one more thing....

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Summary: Well known grammar and conjugation help source

If you’ve ever attended an in-person French class, there’s a good chance you’ve already seen or heard of this first resource. Bescherelle is better known for its written counterpart, a guide to hundreds of verbs in the French language, but you don’t have to run to the bookstore just yet. Bescherelle is also available online!

Bescherelle   conjugates almost every verb imaginable into any tense imaginable. That means that you can look up any verb and find it in all verb tenses and participles . Additionally, you can get the verb conjugations in both the active and passive voice: an excellent resource for when you’re completing upper-level French papers that require you to write impersonally.

Further, when you search for a verb, you can find out whether it’s regular or irregular and you’ll even see other verbs that are conjugated with the same verb ending pattern.

In addition to the conjugator, the Bescherelle website includes  dictées (dictations) for you to practice your listening and writing skills, quizzes about verbs and their tenses as well as other grammar points such as nouns and adjectives. If you’re feeling energized, Bescherelle also has a selection of French-learning games .

Summary: Accurate and nuanced word definitions

Larousse is a famous French dictionary that’s also available online. That means you can search any French word you’d like and get an in-depth look at its meaning, not just a one-word translation that may miss the meaning entirely (I’m looking at you, Google Translate!).

The dictionary itself offers many resources for French learners and for French homework help. First, Larousse has a monolingual French edition so you can look up words and see their definitions in French. Larousse also has bilingual editions for many other languages. Larousse can translate words into English, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese and Arabic from French and vice versa.

In addition to its dictionaries,  Larousse offers a verb conjugator similar to that of Bescherelle. While it’s not as in-depth as Bescherelle’s, it gets the job done for quick searches of common conjugations. Further,  Larousse has an awesome encyclopedia to be used for French essays or other projects .

Finally, Larousse offers forums for people to post questions, which can be helpful if you’ve got a specific question about your French homework (more on getting those answered below).

Summary: Accurate online grammar and spell checker

For those who need a complete revision of French written compositions and not just simple word look-ups and verb conjugations,  BonPatron  is the holy grail! BonPatron  is an online French grammar and spell checker extraordinaire!

Let’s say you’ve been tasked with writing a paragraph or essay for your French course. You’ve looked up all the words you didn’t know and verified all the conjugations, and to be honest, you’re feeling pretty good about it.

But wait! Before you hand your work in, you should make sure everything is correct. Simply paste your French written work into the BonPatron  checker, and the service will find all your spelling and grammar errors for free. It’ll even give you necessary corrections as well as a small explanation for any mistakes you’ve made.

But it gets better: if the grammatical explanations don’t clarify the error for you,  BonPatron  also offers short tutorials on different aspects of French grammar.

Summary: Text and telephone connection to French Canadian speakers

Our first resource for personalized homework help is called  Alloprof,  a website from Québec that offers students a wealth of resources.

On  Alloprof , there are two services where students can connect directly with French educators to get answers to their questions or access personalized French homework help.

The first is called t exto  (text message) , a service where students can text their questions and receive text message answers. The second service is called  téléphonique  (by telephone) , where students can call in their questions and receive one-on-one, over-the-phone support.

Both services are available Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. That’s great because those are prime homework hours, but it can also force you to plan ahead (no last-minute homework help right before your morning class!).

Alloprof has a handful of other fun, independent practice tools , too.

You can access interactive exercises to help you review and practice grammar and vocabulary skills. Topics range from French grammatical explanations to history, science and mathematics.  Alloprof  also has a virtual library where students can access texts as well as a forum for students to communicate with other French learners.

This is perfect for asking informal French questions and getting answers from peers who may be studying the same material.

Summary: Excellent place to find good tutors and teachers

Verbling is a service that connects French learners to French teachers and tutors all around the world . If you’re stumped on your homework and need an expert to identify the learning block, Verbling is a super handy resource. Simply log on and pick a tutor that you like best.

All the language teachers are native speakers. You’ll find a short summary of the tutor’s specialities and get a feel for who they are personally. You can also access ratings from previous students so you can find the best educator to meet your needs. Verbling displays tutors’ rates right upfront so you know how much you’d be paying.

Verbling even uses its own virtual “classroom” set-up , where you can upload files and notes alongside a video chat. That’s perfect for quickly showing your tutor the class materials you’re having trouble with, or sharing your work so they can give you feedback.

Summary: Emergency help any time of the day or night

Like Verbling, 24houranswers connects French learners with tutors and teachers all around the world. 24houranswers has homework help for many subjects, but for French homework help, it focuses on the language at the college level , and as their name suggests, they’re available 24 hours a day .

Many of the tutors and teachers from 24houranswers are actual college professors or other education professionals . Their services include online face-to-face tutoring as well as written solutions. For example, you can submit a written assignment and receive feedback on the assignment—just be careful to leave enough turnaround time for your tutor, so you don’t hand in an assignment late.

In addition to their in-person support, you can browse their online library of previously solved French homework questions to see if your question has already been asked and answered.

Summary: Excellent dictionary and active online forums

WordReference is like your friendly online language buddy that’s perfect for French homework help.

It’s not just your regular dictionary–it’s like a language wizard that gives you not only translations but also cool explanations , real-life examples and even a forum where you can chat with others about tricky words.

So, when you’re scratching your head over that French assignment, WordReference and the many who are active on its message boards could provide the help you need.

Summary: Online forum where you can ask other learners questions

French Language Stack Exchange is like a cozy virtual cafe where French enthusiasts gather.

Imagine you’re stuck on a tricky French homework question—instead of feeling lost, you can pop into this online spot and ask for help. It’s not just a Q&A— it’s like having a group of friends who love French as much as you do.

They share tips, tricks and their own experiences, making those confusing parts of French class feel way less daunting. So, next time you’re puzzled, French Language Stack Exchange is the friendly table where answers and insights flow like great conversation. 

Summary: Easy to understand grammar lessons

Tex’s French Grammar is your friendly language mentor, ready to unravel the mysteries of French homework. Think of it as having a patient teacher who breaks down grammar rules into bite-sized pieces that make sense.

It’s not about dry lessons—it’s like having a conversation with someone who gets you. Tex’s Grammar doesn’t just throw rules at you—it explains why they matter and gives you examples that light up the “aha” moments. So, when French assignments seem like a puzzle, Tex’s French Grammar steps in to help you put the pieces together and ace that homework. 

Summary: Excellent and reliable verb conjugation charts

This site by popular French language newspaper  Le Figaro  is a great online resource for French students who are looking for help with verb conjugations.

It’s a super accurate conjugation tool that allows you to conjugate verbs in various tenses, moods and persons. It’s particularly useful for students who are working on grammar exercises or assignments that involve verb conjugations. You can enter a verb and see its conjugation presented in a clear and organized format.

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