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Never? Sometimes? All the time?

Vocabulary and phrases for time concepts

Is it early where you are? Or late? How regularly do you floss? Sometimes? All the time? From time to time? (Never?) The following phrases and vocabulary illustrate some of these "time concepts".

sometimes: quelquefois
Sometimes I eat too much. Quelquefois je mange trop.

all the time: tout le temps
I eat cheese all the time. Je mange tout le temps du fromage.

from time to time: de temps en temps
From time to time I eat lentils. De temps en temps je mange des lentilles.

early: tôt
I woke up very early this morning. Je me suis réveillé très tôt, ce matin.

early (ie. too soon): en avance
I am never early to the station. Je ne suis jamais en avance à la gare.

it's late (ie. getting on): il est tard
It's late, I'm going to sleep. Il est tard, je vais dormir.

late (ie. running late): en retard
I was late to the station. J'étais en retard à la gare.

on time: à l'heure
The train was on time. Le train était à l'heure.

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