Here is how to conjugate se lever (to get up) in Le Présent:
SE LEVER (to get up)
| je me lève | I get up |
| tu te lèves | you get up (singular-familiar form) |
| il/elle/on se lève | he/she/we/one gets up / people get up |
| nous nous levons | we get up |
| vous vous levez | you get up (plural/formal form) |
| ils/elles se lèvent | They get up |
ATTENTION:
See also Conjugate -é(-)er, -e(-)er verbs in Le Présent (except -eter and -eler)
In Le Présent, the 'se' part of a reflexive verb changes according to the je/tu/il/nous/vous/ils part.
See Conjugate reflexive verbs in Le Présent (present tense)
Here are examples to listen to:
Je me lève à 8 heures.
I get up at 8.
Tu te lèves à quelle heure d'habitude ?
At what time do you get up usually?
Le soleil se lève à l'est.
The sun rises in the East.
Nous nous levons avant les enfants.
We get up before the children.
À quelle heure vous vous levez?
What time do you get up?
Ils ne se lèvent jamais après 8 heures.
They never get up after 8.
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Je me lève à 8 heures.
I get up at 8.
Le soleil se lève à l'est.
The sun rises in the East.
Ils ne se lèvent jamais après 8 heures.
They never get up after 8.
Nous nous levons avant les enfants.
We get up before the children.
À quelle heure vous vous levez?
What time do you get up?
Tu te lèves à quelle heure d'habitude ?
At what time do you get up usually?
Q&A
Aurélie
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18/04/17
Simply because "to wake up" is expressed with another verb in French = "se réveiller".
"Je me réveille à sept heures, je lis un peu, et je me lève à sept heures et quart."
(I wake up at seven, I read a bit, and I get up at quarter past seven.)
I hope that's helpful!
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19/04/17
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31/03/17
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31/03/17
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David
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24 August 2017
3 replies
Present continuous
I don't see any example with the present continuous, but I guess it's the same here as it is with other verbs, correct? "I'm getting up to go to work" can be translated to "Je me lève pour aller au travail"?
Ron
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24 August 2017
24/08/17
The short answer is yes, whether the verb is regular or reflexive.
Here is an excerpt from the lesson that covers this:
Notice that in French you use Le Présent to describe actions that are ongoing in the present, whereas in English we would use the Present Continuous tense for these actions (as opposed to the Present Tense).
Note: There is no equivalent of the Present Continuous tense in French, so you cannot, for example, translate 'I am working' as "Je suis travaillant". Use "je travaille".
--- the link for the lesson follows:
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/422
Bonne chance.
David
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24 August 2017
24/08/17
Ron
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25 August 2017
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