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Is it early where you are? Or late? How regularly do you floss? Sometimes? All the time? From time to time? The following phrases and vocabulary illustrate some of these "time concepts".
Quelquefois
Sometimes
Quelquefois je mange trop
Sometimes I eat too much
Tout le temps
All the time
Je mange tout le temps du fromage
I eat cheese all the time
De temps en temps
From time to time
De temps en temps je mange des lentilles
From time to time I eat lentils
Tôt
Early
Je me suis réveillé très tôt, ce matin
I woke up very early this morning
En avance
Early (i.e., too soon)
Je ne suis jamais en avance à la gare
I am never early to the station
Il est tard
It's late (i.e., getting on)
Il est tard, je vais dormir
It's late, I'm going to sleep
En retard
Late (i.e., running late)
J'étais en retard à la gare
I was late to the station
À l'heure
On time
Le train était à l'heure
The train was on time