Who does what? French phrases for dividing study-group tasks

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated 20 October 2026 · About the library

Divide reading, questions and shared notes in French. Use a printable phrase sheet, a group plan and a quiz to check who has agreed to do each task.

In short

Ask Qui s’occupe de… ? (Who is taking care of…?) for each task. Offer Je peux préparer les questions and add a limit if needed: Je peux rassembler les notes, mais je ne pourrai pas tout relire. Finish by naming who does each step.

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Three adult students divide work around a quiet library table, passing completely blank sheets between plain unlettered closed books. — The group asks qui s’occupe de… ?. Illustration: Atelier

Travail en groupe · qui fait quoi ?

1 · Offer one named contribution

Use je peux + infinitive for an offer; the group can then confirm it.

Je peux lire le premier texte et relever les idées principales.I can read the first text and note the main ideas.

2 · Give each remaining step an owner

Ask about preparing, combining and presenting separately.

Qui prépare les questions ?	Who is preparing the questions?
Qui rassemblera les notes ?	Who will combine the notes?
Qui présentera la synthèse ?	Who will present the summary?

3 · Attach a condition to the offer

Use present tense after si in this open condition; the result can use the future.

Si vous m’envoyez vos notes mercredi soir, je les rassemblerai jeudi matin.If you send me your notes on Wednesday evening, I’ll combine them on Thursday morning.

4 · State the limit and ask for agreement

Mais introduces the part you cannot take on. Ça vous va ? asks the group to agree.

Je peux réunir les notes, mais je ne pourrai pas corriger tous les textes. Ça vous va ?I can put the notes together, but I won’t be able to correct all the texts. Does that work for you?

Une séance jeudi à dix-huit heures

Nora
Je lirai le premier texte. Malik, tu peux prendre le deuxième ?
I’ll read the first text. Malik, can you take the second?
Malik
Oui. Je peux aussi rassembler nos notes si vous me les envoyez mercredi avant vingt heures.
Yes. I can also combine our notes if you send them to me before eight on Wednesday evening.
Lina
D’accord. Je préparerai trois questions pour la discussion.
All right. I’ll prepare three questions for the discussion.
Malik
Je réunirai les contributions, mais chacun relira sa partie.
I’ll put the contributions together, but everyone will proofread their own part.
Nora
Ça me va. Jeudi, Malik et moi présenterons chacun notre texte. Lina lancera ensuite la discussion.
That works for me. On Thursday, Malik and I will each present our text. Lina will then start the discussion.
Lina
Très bien. Je vous enverrai mes questions mercredi aussi.
Very good. I’ll send you both my questions on Wednesday too.

The plan the group has agreed

Person	Preparation	During the session
Nora	Lire le premier texte ; relire sa partie	Présenter le premier texte
Malik	Lire le deuxième texte ; réunir les notes ; relire sa partie	Présenter le deuxième texte
Lina	Préparer trois questions ; relire sa partie	Lancer la discussion

In vous me les envoyez, vous addresses the group, me means Malik and les refers to the notes. Malik accepts combining the contributions. Each person keeps responsibility for proofreading their own part. Their input deadline is Wednesday before eight; the session is Thursday at six.