arriver

/a.ʁi.ve/

verb #448 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to arrive, to happen

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jearrivearrivaisarrivaiarriveraiarriverais
tuarrivesarrivaisarrivasarriverasarriverais
il/ellearrivearrivaitarrivaarriveraarriverait
nousarrivonsarrivionsarrivâmesarriveronsarriverions
vousarrivezarriviezarrivâtesarriverezarriveriez
ils/ellesarriventarrivaientarrivèrentarriverontarriveraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jearrivearrivasse
tuarrivesarrivasses
il/ellearrivearrivât
nousarrivionsarrivassions
vousarriviezarrivassiez
ils/ellesarriventarrivassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuarrive
nousarrivons
vousarrivez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
arrivant
Past participle
arrivé, arrivée, arrivés, arrivées

Examples

gare demi-.

He should arrive at the station in half an hour.

.

Anyone can make mistakes, it can happen to everyone.

embouteillages.

She arrived late because of the traffic jams.

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