On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.
We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.
arriver conjugation
/a.ʁi.ve/to arrive, to happen
regularauxiliary: être
Conjugate arriver (to arrive, to happen) in French. Present: j’arrive, tu arrives, il/elle/on arrive. Passé composé: je suis arrivé. Past participle: arrivé. Auxiliary: être. Pronunciation and examples available.
Je suis finalement arrivé à réparer cette porte.
I finally managed to repair that door.
Il arrive souvent qu'il soit en retard.
It often happens that he is late.
J' sais pas quoi faire... J'arrive plus.
I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore.
Je n'arriverai pas à temps pour voir le début du film.
I won't arrive in time to see the start of the film.
Ils sont arrivés avant moi.
They got there before me.
Ça ne m'arrive jamais.
That never happens to me.
Indicative
Present indicative
Tense guide| j’ | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrives/a.ʁiv/ | |
| il/elle/on | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
| nous | arrivons/a.ʁi.vɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arrivez/a.ʁi.ve/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivent/a.ʁiv/ |
Passé composé
Tense guide| je | suis arrivé | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | es arrivé | |
| il/elle/on | est arrivé | |
| nous | sommes arrivés | |
| vous | êtes arrivés | |
| ils/elles | sont arrivés |
With être and reflexive verbs, the past participle often agrees with the subject. The table shows common masculine forms and plural agreement.
Imperfect indicative
Tense guide| j’ | arrivais/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrivais/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
| il/elle/on | arrivait/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
| nous | arrivions/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriviez/a.ʁi.vje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivaient/a.ʁi.vɛ/ |
Near future indicative
Tense guide| je | vais arriver | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vas arriver | |
| il/elle/on | va arriver | |
| nous | allons arriver | |
| vous | allez arriver | |
| ils/elles | vont arriver |
Future indicative
Tense guide| j’ | arriverai/a.ʁi.vʁe/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arriveras/a.ʁi.vʁa/ | |
| il/elle/on | arrivera/a.ʁi.vʁa/ | |
| nous | arriverons/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriverez/a.ʁi.vʁe/ | |
| ils/elles | arriveront/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/ |
Simple past indicative
Tense guide| j’ | arrivai/a.ʁi.ve/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrivas/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| il/elle/on | arriva/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| nous | arrivâmes/a.ʁi.vam/ | |
| vous | arrivâtes/a.ʁi.vat/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivèrent/a.ʁi.vɛʁ/ |
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Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
Tense guide| j’ | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrives/a.ʁiv/ | |
| il/elle/on | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
| nous | arrivions/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriviez/a.ʁi.vje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivent/a.ʁiv/ |
Imperfect subjunctive
Tense guide| j’ | arrivasse/a.ʁi.vas/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrivasses/a.ʁi.vas/ | |
| il/elle/on | arrivât/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| nous | arrivassions/a.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arrivassiez/a.ʁi.va.sje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivassent/a.ʁi.vas/ |
Conditional
Present conditional
Tense guide| j’ | arriverais/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arriverais/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ | |
| il/elle/on | arriverait/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ | |
| nous | arriverions/a.ʁi.və.ʁjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriveriez/a.ʁi.və.ʁje/ | |
| ils/elles | arriveraient/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ |
Other forms
Infinitive
Tense guide| arriver/a.ʁi.ve/ |
Imperative
Tense guide| (tu) | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
|---|---|---|
| (nous) | arrivons/a.ʁi.vɔ̃/ | |
| (vous) | arrivez/a.ʁi.ve/ |
Present participle
Tense guide| arrivant/a.ʁi.vɑ̃/ |
Past participle
Tense guide| arrivé/a.ʁi.ve/ | ||
| arrivée | ||
| arrivés/a.ʁi.ve/ | ||
| arrivées/a.ʁi.ve/ |
Gerund
Tense guide| en arrivant |