French Expressions of Time and Frequency

A beginner list of 16 French words for french expressions of time and frequency, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French English Example sentence
tout de suite at once Je reviens tout de suite.
I’ll be back at once.
le début the beginning Le début du film est lent.
The beginning of the film is slow.
la fin the end La fin de l’histoire m’a surpris.
The end of the story surprised me.
en avance early (ahead of schedule) Il est arrivé en avance.
He arrived early.
à l’heure on time Le train est parti à l’heure.
The train left on time.
en retard late (behind schedule) Je suis en retard pour le travail.
I am late for work.
plus tard later On se verra plus tard.
We’ll see each other later.
plus tôt earlier Je me suis couché plus tôt hier.
I went to bed earlier yesterday.
depuis since Je vis ici depuis dix ans.
I have lived here for ten years.
soudain suddenly Soudain, la lumière s’est éteinte.
Suddenly, the light went out.
d’habitude usually D’habitude, je me lève tôt.
Usually, I get up early.
comme d’habitude as usual Il est en retard, comme d’habitude.
He is late, as usual.
tous les jours every day Je fais du sport tous les jours.
I exercise every day.
déjà already J’ai déjà vu ce film.
I have already seen this film.
immédiatement immediately Appelez-le immédiatement.
Call him immediately.
de temps en temps from time to time/occasionally Je vois mes amis de temps en temps.
I see my friends from time to time.

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