On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.
We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.
arriver
/a.ʁi.ve/to arrive, to happen
regularauxiliary: être
Examples in context
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.
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Indicative
Present
Tense guide →| je | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
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| tu | arrives/a.ʁiv/ | |
| il/elle | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
| nous | arrivons/a.ʁi.vɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arrivez/a.ʁi.ve/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivent/a.ʁiv/ |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | arrivais/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrivais/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
| il/elle | arrivait/a.ʁi.vɛ/ | |
| nous | arrivions/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriviez/a.ʁi.vje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivaient/a.ʁi.vɛ/ |
Future
Tense guide →| je | arriverai/a.ʁi.vʁe/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arriveras/a.ʁi.vʁa/ | |
| il/elle | arrivera/a.ʁi.vʁa/ | |
| nous | arriverons/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriverez/a.ʁi.vʁe/ | |
| ils/elles | arriveront/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/ |
Simple past
Tense guide →| je | arrivai/a.ʁi.ve/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrivas/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| il/elle | arriva/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| nous | arrivâmes/a.ʁi.vam/ | |
| vous | arrivâtes/a.ʁi.vat/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivèrent/a.ʁi.vɛʁ/ |
Subjunctive
Present
Tense guide →| je | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arrives/a.ʁiv/ | |
| il/elle | arrive/a.ʁiv/ | |
| nous | arrivions/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arriviez/a.ʁi.vje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivent/a.ʁiv/ |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | arrivasse/a.ʁi.vas/ | |
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| tu | arrivasses/a.ʁi.vas/ | |
| il/elle | arrivât/a.ʁi.va/ | |
| nous | arrivassions/a.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | arrivassiez/a.ʁi.va.sje/ | |
| ils/elles | arrivassent/a.ʁi.vas/ |
Conditional
Present
Tense guide →| je | arriverais/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arriverais/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/ | |
| il/elle | 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 |