The French verb arriver means "to arrive". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of arriver is j'arrive, tu arrives, il/elle arrive, nous arrivons, vous arrivez, ils/elles arrivent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. Its present participle is arrivant and its past participle is arrivé. Its compound tenses are formed with être. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| j' | arrive | |
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| tu | arrives | |
| il/ | arrive | |
| nous | arrivons | |
| vous | arrivez | |
| ils/ | arrivent |
| je | suis arrivé |
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| tu | es arrivé |
| il/ | est arrivé |
| nous | sommes arrivés |
| vous | êtes arrivés |
| ils/ | sont arrivés |
| j' | arrivais |
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| tu | arrivais |
| il/ | arrivait |
| nous | arrivions |
| vous | arriviez |
| ils/ | arrivaient |
| j' | arriverai |
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| tu | arriveras |
| il/ | arrivera |
| nous | arriverons |
| vous | arriverez |
| ils/ | arriveront |
| j' | arriverais |
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| tu | arriverais |
| il/ | arriverait |
| nous | arriverions |
| vous | arriveriez |
| ils/ | arriveraient |
| que j' | arrive |
|---|---|
| que tu | arrives |
| qu'il/ | arrive |
| que nous | arrivions |
| que vous | arriviez |
| qu'ils/ | arrivent |
| tu | arrive |
|---|---|
| nous | arrivons |
| vous | arrivez |
Arriver is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with forms such as arrive, arrivons, and arriverai.
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Yes, arriver is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are suis arrivé, es arrivé, est arrivé, sommes arrivés, êtes arrivés, and sont arrivés. The auxiliary is être.
The present participle is arrivant. The masculine singular past participle is arrivé.