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FRENCH VERB

se réveiller

to wake up

  • #124 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: réveillé
  • Present participle: se réveillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se réveiller

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

  1. Present

    Je me réveille toujours avant le réveil.

    I always wake up before the alarm.

  2. Past

    Je me suis réveillé à trois heures du matin.

    I woke up at three in the morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Le bébé se réveillait toutes les deux heures.

    The baby woke up every two hours.

  4. Future

    On se réveillera tôt pour prendre le train.

    We'll wake up early to catch the train.

  5. Conditional

    Sans café, je ne me réveillerais jamais.

    Without coffee, I'd never wake up.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Parle doucement, je ne veux pas qu'elle se réveille.

    Speak softly, I don't want her to wake up.

  7. Imperative

    Réveille-toi, on va rater l'avion !

    Wake up, we're going to miss the plane!

Good to know

  • Se réveiller is to wake up; réveiller quelqu'un is to wake someone.

Where you hear se réveiller

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French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je me réveille à six heures et demie. I wake up at half past six.
  • Mon fils s'est réveillé à cinq heures. My son woke up at five.
  • Je vais me réveiller avant le soleil ! I'm going to wake up before the sun!
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A Day in My Life

Beginner Level 2 · je me réveille · il se réveille

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