Arriver — to arrive / to happen | French Verb Chart
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Arriver›to arrive / to happen
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Present
- j’arriveI arrive
- tu arrivesyou arrive
- il / elle arrivehe / she arrives
- nous arrivonswe arrive
- vous arrivezyou arrive
- ils / elles arriventthey arrive
Passé composé
- je suis arrivé(e)I arrived
- tu es arrivé(e)you arrived
- il / elle est arrivé(e)he / she arrived
- nous sommes arrivé(e)swe arrived
- vous êtes arrivé(e)syou arrived
- ils / elles sont arrivé(e)sthey arrived
Imperfect
- j’arrivaisI used to arrive
- tu arrivaisyou used to arrive
- il / elle arrivaithe / she used to arrive
- nous arrivionswe used to arrive
- vous arriviezyou used to arrive
- ils / elles arrivaientthey used to arrive
Future
- j’arriveraiI will arrive
- tu arriverasyou will arrive
- il / elle arriverahe / she will arrive
- nous arriveronswe will arrive
- vous arriverezyou will arrive
- ils / elles arriverontthey will arrive
Conditional
- j’arriveraisI would arrive
- tu arriveraisyou would arrive
- il / elle arriveraithe / she would arrive
- nous arriverionswe would arrive
- vous arriveriezyou would arrive
- ils / elles arriveraientthey would arrive
Subjunctive
- que j’arrivethat I arrive
- que tu arrivesthat you arrive
- qu’il / elle arrivethat he / she arrive
- que nous arrivionsthat we arrive
- que vous arriviezthat you arrive
- qu’ils / elles arriventthat they arrive
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.
A1Basics — arriving
J’arrive !I’m coming!
Le train arrive à midi.The train arrives at noon.
A2Past — with être, not avoir
Je suis arrivé en retard.I arrived late.
Elle est arrivée hier.She arrived yesterday.
B1arriver à — to manage to
Je n’arrive pas à ouvrir la porte.I can’t manage to open the door.
Je n’y arrive pas.I can’t do it.
B2arriver = to happen
C1Idiomatic — arriver à ses fins
Il est arrivé à ses fins.He got his way.
Tu arrives comme un cheveu sur la soupe.You’ve turned up at the worst moment.
C2Literary & formal
Un incident est survenu.An incident occurred.
On en arrive à se demander si c’est utile.One comes to wonder whether it’s useful.
NativeNative slang
J’arrive dans deux minutes !I’ll be there in two minutes!
Ça arrive à tout le monde.It happens to everyone.
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