Key facts

Réveiller

To wake up

B1Regular
Stem
réveill
Past participle
réveillé

Examples

Je réveille mon fils.

I wake up my son.

Il ne réveille pas le chat.

He doesn't wake the cat.

Nous réveillions maman.

We were waking up Mom.

Nous avons réveillé Lucie.

We woke up Lucie.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jeréveille
Iwake up
Turéveilles
Youwake up
Ilréveille
Hewakes up
Nousréveillons
Wewake up
Vousréveillez
Youwake up
Ilsréveillent
Theywake up

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais réveiller
Iam going to wake up
Tuvas réveiller
Youare going to wake up
Ilva réveiller
Heis going to wake up
Nousallons réveiller
Weare going to wake up
Vousallez réveiller
Youare going to wake up
Ilsvont réveiller
Theyare going to wake up

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de réveiller
Ihave just woken up
Tuviens de réveiller
Youhave just woken up
Ilvient de réveiller
Hehas just woken up
Nousvenons de réveiller
Wehave just woken up
Vousvenez de réveiller
Youhave just woken up
Ilsviennent de réveiller
Theyhave just woken up

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai réveillé
Ihave woken up
Tuas réveillé
Youhave woken up
Ila réveillé
Hehas woken up
Nousavons réveillé
Wehave woken up
Vousavez réveillé
Youhave woken up
Ilsont réveillé
Theyhave woken up

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jeréveillerais
Iwould wake up
Turéveillerais
Youwould wake up
Ilréveillerait
Hewould wake up
Nousréveillerions
Wewould wake up
Vousréveilleriez
Youwould wake up
Ilsréveilleraient
Theywould wake up

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jeréveillerai
Iwill wake up
Turéveilleras
Youwill wake up
Ilréveillera
Hewill wake up
Nousréveillerons
Wewill wake up
Vousréveillerez
Youwill wake up
Ilsréveilleront
Theywill wake up

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jeréveillais
Iwas waking up
Turéveillais
Youwere waking up
Ilréveillait
Hewas waking up
Nousréveillions
Were waking up
Vousréveilliez
Youwere waking up
Ilsréveillaient
Theywere waking up

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)réveille
Youwake up
(Nous)réveillons
Wewake up
(Vous)réveillez
Youwake up

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

réveillant
waking up

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en réveillant
waking up

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