Internal combustion engine, which can be operated either according to a first operating mode using a two-
stroke process or according to a second operating mode using a four-
stroke process, with - at least one cylinder, which has at least one exhaust port for removing exhaust gases via an exhaust
system and at least one intake port for supplying charge air via an intake
system, and - a valve
train comprising a valve for each opening and a valve actuation device for actuating the valves, comprising at least one
camshaft with several cams, wherein - at least one mechanical
supercharger is arranged in the intake
system, wherein a bypass line is provided to bypass the mechanical
supercharger, which branches off from the intake system upstream of the
supercharger and re-enters the intake system downstream of the supercharger and in which a shut-off element is arranged, - at least one
exhaust gas turbocharger is provided, comprising a
turbine arranged in the
exhaust gas discharge system and a compressor arranged in the intake system, the compressor being located upstream of the mechanical
turbocharger in the intake system, - at least one
camshaft for actuating at least one mode-adaptable valve has two different cams, wherein a first
cam serves to actuate this mode-adaptable valve in the first operating mode and a second
cam serves to actuate this mode-adaptable valve in the second operating mode, - the valve
train (1) is switchable in such a way that the actuation of the at least one mode-adaptable valve is carried out in the second operating mode by means of a second
cam and in the first operating mode by means of a first cam, and - the valve actuation device for actuating the valves comprises several valve-associated
cam follower elements (2), wherein each valve-associated
cam follower element (2) is arranged in the force flow between a cam and a valve in such a way that the valve performs an oscillating
stroke movement when the
camshaft rotates, wherein two
cam follower elements (3, 4) are provided for the two different cams of the at least one mode-adaptable valve, which are mechanically coupled to the valve-associated cam follower element (2), wherein a first cam follower element (3) associated with the first cam is mechanically coupled to the valve-associated cam follower element (2) in order to actuate the mode-adaptable valve in the first operating mode by means of the first cam, and a second cam follower element (4) associated with the second cam is mechanically coupled to the valve-associated cam follower element (2),to actuate the valve in the second operating mode using a second cam.