Usage examples of "early years" in English with translation to French

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I was really tired so I went to bed early. J'étais très fatigué, donc je me suis couché tôt.
I will have been studying English for five years next February. À partir de février prochain, je vais étudier l'anglais pendant cinq ans.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.
Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.
Early man used his fingers and toes to count the animals he owned, or the measures of grain he had stored. Les premiers hommes utilisaient leurs doigts et leurs orteils pour compter les animaux qu'ils possédaient, ou pour mesurer la quantité de grains qu'ils avaient engrangés.
Since graduation fifteen years ago I have never run into my former classmates. Je n'ai pas revu mes camarades de classe depuis que j'ai eu mon diplôme il y a 15 ans.
It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the habit of early rising. On ne saurait exagérer l'importance de se lever tôt.
By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.
The early bird gets the worm. L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt.
He survived his wife for many years. Il survécut à sa femme durant de nombreuses années.
It's good to get up early in the morning. C'est bon de se lever tôt le matin.
He came to Japan seven years ago. Il est venu au Japon il y a sept ans.
Book your flight early as it fills up quickly during Christmas. Réserve ton vol rapidement parce qu'il y a beaucoup de réservations à Noël.
Tom told her that he had written that poem two years before. Tom lui dit qu'il avait écrit ce poème deux ans auparavant.
I finished all my work early. J'ai fini tôt tout mon travail.
My father has been dead for ten years. Cela fait dix ans que mon père est mort.
Go early in order to get a good seat. Pars tôt pour avoir une bonne place.
I've just renewed my passport, so it's good for another ten years. Je viens juste de renouveler mon passeport, il est donc valable pour dix années encore.
I feel like going to bed early tonight. J'ai envie d'aller me coucher tôt ce soir.
Mr. Smith established this school forty years ago. M. Smith a fondé cette école il y a quarante ans.
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