Grammar fix
turn in
submit work
To give your homework, assignment, form, or report to the person who needs to receive it.
phrasal verb
How oftenCommon
LevelB1
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I need to turn in my report by Friday afternoon.
At school, we usually turned in our assignments online, so I rarely had to print anything out.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I returned my assignment to the teacher yesterday.
Say: I turned my assignment in yesterday.
'Return' means give something back; for giving work to a teacher, say 'turn in' (US) or 'hand in' (UK).
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Give your work to the teacher or boss
Which varietyBritishAmerican
get inMainly British, stresses the deadline: 'get it in by Friday'.hand inUK and US: homework, forms, your notice.
turn inYou're here · Especially American: homework, assignments, forms, and reports.