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FRENCH VERB

se lever

to get up

  • #74 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: levé
  • Present participle: se levant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I get up
  2. tu you get up
  3. il, elle, on he/she gets up
  4. nous we get up
  5. vous you get up
  6. ils, elles they get up

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I got up
  2. tu you got up
  3. il, elle, on he/she got up
  4. nous we got up
  5. vous you got up
  6. ils, elles they got up

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to get up
  2. tu you used to get up
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to get up
  4. nous we used to get up
  5. vous you used to get up
  6. ils, elles they used to get up

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will get up
  2. tu you will get up
  3. il, elle, on he/she will get up
  4. nous we will get up
  5. vous you will get up
  6. ils, elles they will get up

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would get up
  2. tu you would get up
  3. il, elle, on he/she would get up
  4. nous we would get up
  5. vous you would get up
  6. ils, elles they would get up

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I get up
  2. tu (that) you get up
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she get up
  4. nous (that) we get up
  5. vous (that) you get up
  6. ils, elles (that) they get up

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu get up!
  2. nous get up! (let’s)
  3. vous get up! (plural, or formal)

How to use se lever

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je me lève à six heures tous les jours.

    I get up at six every day.

  2. Past

    Je me suis levée tard ce matin, c'est dimanche.

    I got up late this morning, it's Sunday.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on se levait avec le soleil.

    We used to get up with the sun.

  4. Future

    Demain, je me lèverai tôt pour le marché.

    Tomorrow I'll get up early for the market.

  5. Conditional

    Je me lèverais plus tôt si j'avais un chien.

    I'd get up earlier if I had a dog.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu te lèves, il est déjà neuf heures !

    You have to get up, it's already nine!

  7. Imperative

    Levez-vous, le petit-déjeuner est prêt !

    Get up, breakfast is ready!

Good to know

  • "Lève-toi !" is "get up!"; the sun also "se lève".

Where you hear se lever

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je me lève à sept heures. I get up at seven.
  • Ce matin, je me suis levée tard. This morning, I got up late.
  • Demain, je vais me lever tôt. Tomorrow, I'm going to get up early.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je me lève tôt pour aller à l'école. I get up early to go to school.
  • Je me suis levée tard chez mes parents. I got up late at my parents' home.
  • Demain, je vais me lever à sept heures. Tomorrow, I'm going to get up at seven o'clock.
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