Summary: Se lever - To get up AUDIO below, by a native speaker. Se lever is a reflexive verb. You have not only to conjugate the verb but also to decline the pronoun (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/12/11/reflexive-pronouns/). LEV- is the root of the verb -ER is the ending of the verb Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je me lève .... I get up* je ne me lève pas .... I’m not getting up je me lève .... I get up tu te lèves .... you get up elle se lève .... she gets up il se lève .... he/it gets up on se lève .... we get up nous nous levons .... we get up vous vous levez .... you get up elles se lèvent .... they get up ils se lèvent .... they get up *also I’m getting up… imparfait .... imperfect je me levais .... I used to get up* je ne me levais pas .... I didn’t use to get up je me levais .... I used to get up tu te levais .... you used to get up elle se levait .... she used to get up il se levait .... he/it used to get up on se levait .... we used to get up nous nous levions .... we used to get up vous vous leviez .... you used to get up elles se levaient .... they used to get up ils se levaient .... they used to get up *also I was getting up, I would get up… passé composé .... preterite, present perfect je me suis levé/e .... I got up* je ne me suis pas levé/e .... I didn’t get up je me suis levé/e .... I got up tu t’es levé/e .... you got up elle s’est levée .... she got up il s’est levé .... he/it got up on s’est levé/s/es .... we got up nous nous sommes levés/es .... we got up vous vous êtes levés/es .... you got up elles se sont levées .... they got up ils se sont levés .... they got up *also I have gotten up… futur simple .... future tense je me lèverai .... I will get up je ne me lèverai pas .... I won’t get up je me lèverai .... I will get up tu te lèveras .... you will get up elle se lèvera .... she will get up il se lèvera .... he/it will get up on se lèvera .... we will get up nous nous lèverons .... we will get up vous vous lèverez .... you will get up elles se lèveront .... they will get up ils se lèveront .... they will get up Continue with this verb and many more in the Premium worksheet (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/10/12/se-lever-to-get-up-all-tenses/ ). Related: Reflexive Pronouns . Tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/) . AUDIO
