The French verb lever means "to raise, lift". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of lever is je lève, tu lèves, il/elle lève, nous levons, vous levez, ils/elles lèvent. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 21 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| je | lève (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | lèves (irregular) | |
| il/ | lève (irregular) | |
| nous | levons | |
| vous | levez | |
| ils/ | lèvent (irregular) |
| j' | ai levé |
|---|---|
| tu | as levé |
| il/ | a levé |
| nous | avons levé |
| vous | avez levé |
| ils/ | ont levé |
| je | levais |
|---|---|
| tu | levais |
| il/ | levait |
| nous | levions |
| vous | leviez |
| ils/ | levaient |
| je | lèverai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | lèveras (irregular) |
| il/ | lèvera (irregular) |
| nous | lèverons (irregular) |
| vous | lèverez (irregular) |
| ils/ | lèveront (irregular) |
| je | lèverais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | lèverais (irregular) |
| il/ | lèverait (irregular) |
| nous | lèverions (irregular) |
| vous | lèveriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | lèveraient (irregular) |
| que je | lève (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | lèves (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | lève (irregular) |
| que nous | levions |
| que vous | leviez |
| qu'ils/ | lèvent (irregular) |
| tu | lève (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | levons |
| vous | levez |
Lever is regular, with spelling changes only. The stem changes to lèv in forms such as lève, lèverai, and lèverais, while nous levons and vous levez keep lev.
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Yes. Lever is regular, with spelling changes only.
The e changes to è in several forms, including lève and lèverai. The forms levons and levez keep the spelling lev.
The past participle is levé, and the auxiliary is avoir. The compound past uses forms such as ai levé and avons levé.