Gap-fill
Give a French work progress update: finished, underway, still to do
Build a precise French status update, then complete eight gaps on finished work, work in progress and the next expected review version.
- B1
- 8 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Give the status of each stage: La collecte est terminée. La synthèse est en cours. Il me reste à vérifier les chiffres. Finish with the next expected result and say when you will confirm its timing.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Status | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| Finished | La collecte est terminée. | Collecting the responses is finished. |
| Underway | L’analyse est en cours. | The analysis is underway. |
| Still to do | Il me reste à vérifier les chiffres. | I still need to check the figures. |
| Expected result | Je pense avoir une version à relire demain. | I think I’ll have a version to review tomorrow. |
| Next confirmation | Je confirmerai l’heure après la vérification. | I’ll confirm the time after the check. |
Complete the update with the French expressions in the hints. Hugo has the necessary documents. He has finished collecting and sorting the responses; he is now writing the summary. The figure check and conclusion are still ahead.
Le point sur le dossier
Samira : Où en es-tu sur le dossier ?
Hugo : La collecte des réponses est (finished: agree with la collecte). J’ai (classer: past participle) les retours par thème. La synthèse est (underway).
Il me (rester: present, il) à vérifier les chiffres et à rédiger la conclusion. Je n’ai (not yet) terminé ces deux étapes.
Samira : As-tu besoin d’autres documents ? Hugo : Non, j’ai les documents (necessary: plural).
Hugo : Je (penser: present, je) avoir une version à relire demain matin. Je te confirmerai l’heure (after) la vérification des chiffres.
Read it in English
Samira: How far have you got with the file?
Hugo: Collecting the responses is finished. I’ve sorted the feedback by theme. The summary is underway.
I still need to check the figures and write the conclusion. I haven’t finished those two stages yet.
Samira: Do you need any other documents? Hugo: No, I have the necessary documents.
Hugo: I think I’ll have a version to review tomorrow morning. I’ll confirm the time after checking the figures.
How do you give a progress update in French?
La collecte est terminée.Collecting is finished.
Focus: One completed stage
La collecte est terminée, mais l’analyse est en cours.
Collecting is finished, but the analysis is underway.
Le dossier est terminé.The file is finished.
Focus: The whole deliverable
Le dossier est terminé. Tu peux le relire.
The file is finished. You can review it.
Où en es-tu ? asks about progress. You can answer with the present for current work, the passé composé for completed actions and il me reste à + infinitive for the remaining steps. Je pense avoir… presents your expected result; it leaves room to confirm the exact time after the check.