French Temporal Adverbs
Adverbes de Temps
French adverbs of time explain when something happens.
| actuellement | currently |
| alors | then |
| après | after |
| après-demain | the day after tomorrow |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| auparavant | previously, beforehand |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| autrefois | formerly, in the past |
| avant | before |
| avant-hier | the day before yesterday |
| bientôt | soon |
| cependant | meanwhile |
| d'abord | first, at first |
| de bonne heure | early |
| déjà | already, ever |
| demain | tomorrow |
| depuis | since |
| dernièrement | lately |
| désormais | from now/then on |
| dorénavant | from now/then on |
| enfin | at last, finally |
| ensuite | next |
| hier | yesterday |
| il y a | ago |
| immédiatement | immediately |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| maintenant | now |
| n'importe quand | anytime |
| précédemment | previously |
| puis | then |
| récemment | recently |
| tard | late |
| tôt | early |
| tout à l'heure | a little while ago, in a little while |
| tout de suite | immediately |
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