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Conjugation of the French verb arriver

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb arriver, along with their English translations.

arriver is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
arriver	to arrive

Present		Scored
j'arrive	I arrive
tu arrives	you arrive
il arrive	he arrives
elle arrive	she arrives
nous arrivons	we arrive
vous arrivez	you arrive
ils arrivent	they arrive
elles arrivent	they arrive

Imperfect		Scored
j'arrivais	I was arriving
tu arrivais	you were arriving
il arrivait	he was arriving
elle arrivait	she was arriving
nous arrivions	we were arriving
vous arriviez	you were arriving
ils arrivaient	they were arriving
elles arrivaient	they were arriving

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'arrivai	I arrived
tu arrivas	you arrived
il arriva	he arrived
elle arriva	she arrived
nous arrivâmes	we arrived
vous arrivâtes	you arrived
ils arrivèrent	they arrived
elles arrivèrent	they arrived

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis arrivé	I arrived
tu es arrivé	you arrived
il est arrivé	he arrived
elle est arrivée	she arrived
nous sommes arrivés	we arrived
vous êtes arrivé	you arrived
ils sont arrivés	they arrived
elles sont arrivées	they arrived

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais arrivé	I had arrived
tu étais arrivé	you had arrived
il était arrivé	he had arrived
elle était arrivée	she had arrived
nous étions arrivés	we had arrived
vous étiez arrivé	you had arrived
ils étaient arrivés	they had arrived
elles étaient arrivées	they had arrived

Future		Scored
j'arriverai	I will arrive
tu arriveras	you will arrive
il arrivera	he will arrive
elle arrivera	she will arrive
nous arriverons	we will arrive
vous arriverez	you will arrive
ils arriveront	they will arrive
elles arriveront	they will arrive

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serai arrivé	I will have arrived
tu seras arrivé	you will have arrived
il sera arrivé	he will have arrived
elle sera arrivée	she will have arrived
nous serons arrivés	we will have arrived
vous serez arrivé	you will have arrived
ils seront arrivés	they will have arrived
elles seront arrivées	they will have arrived

Conditional		Scored
j'arriverais	I would arrive
tu arriverais	you would arrive
il arriverait	he would arrive
elle arriverait	she would arrive
nous arriverions	we would arrive
vous arriveriez	you would arrive
ils arriveraient	they would arrive
elles arriveraient	they would arrive

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serais arrivé	I would have arrived
tu serais arrivé	you would have arrived
il serait arrivé	he would have arrived
elle serait arrivée	she would have arrived
nous serions arrivés	we would have arrived
vous seriez arrivé	you would have arrived
ils seraient arrivés	they would have arrived
elles seraient arrivées	they would have arrived

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'arrive	(... that) I arrive
(... que) tu arrives	(... that) you arrive
(... que) il arrive	(... that) he arrives
(... que) elle arrive	(... that) she arrives
(... que) nous arrivions	(... that) we arrive
(... que) vous arriviez	(... that) you arrive
(... que) ils arrivent	(... that) they arrive
(... que) elles arrivent	(... that) they arrive

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'arrivasse	(... that) I was arriving
(... que) tu arrivasses	(... that) you were arriving
(... que) il arrivât	(... that) he was arriving
(... que) elle arrivât	(... that) she was arriving
(... que) nous arrivassions	(... that) we were arriving
(... que) vous arrivassiez	(... that) you were arriving
(... que) ils arrivassent	(... that) they were arriving
(... que) elles arrivassent	(... that) they were arriving

Imperative		Scored
arrive	Arrive
arrivons	Let's arrive
arrivez	Arrive

Present Participle		Scored
arrivant	arriving

Past Participle		Scored
arrivé	arrived

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