Usage Note
Quelquefois is interchangeable with parfois in most contexts, though parfois sounds slightly more literary. To express 'sometimes... sometimes' use tantôt... tantôt instead. It always stands alone as a single adverb — never split into its parts.
Examples
"Je me lève quelquefois très tôt."
Natural Translation
I sometimes get up very early.

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