French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | arrive | arrivais | arriverai | arriverais | arrive | arrivasse | ||
| tu | arrives | arrivais | arriveras | arriverais | arrives | arrivasses | ||
| il | arrive | arrivait | arrivera | arriverait | arrive | arrivât | ||
| nous | arrivons | arrivions | arriverons | arriverions | arrivions | arrivassions | ||
| vous | arrivez | arriviez | arriverez | arriveriez | arriviez | arrivassiez | ||
| ils | arrivent | arrivaient | arriveront | arriveraient | arrivent | arrivassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | suis arrivé | étais arrivé | serai arrivé | serais arrivé | sois arrivé | fusse arrivé | ||
| tu | es arrivé | étais arrivé | seras arrivé | serais arrivé | sois arrivé | fusses arrivé | ||
| il | est arrivé | était arrivé | sera arrivé | serait arrivé | soit arrivé | fût arrivé | ||
| nous | sommes arrivés | étions arrivés | serons arrivés | serions arrivés | soyons arrivés | fussions arrivés | ||
| vous | êtes arrivé(s) | étiez arrivé(s) | serez arrivé(s) | seriez arrivé(s) | soyez arrivé(s) | fussiez arrivé(s) | ||
| ils | sont arrivés | étaient arrivés | seront arrivés | seraient arrivés | soient arrivés | fussent arrivés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | arrivai | fus arrivé | (tu) | arrive | Present | arrivant | ||
| tu | arrivas | fus arrivé | (nous) | arrivons | Past | arrivé | ||
| il | arriva | fut arrivé | (vous) | arrivez | Perfect | étant arrivé | ||
| nous | arrivâmes | fûmes arrivés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | arrivâtes | fûtes arrivé(s) | (tu) | sois arrivé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | arrivèrent | furent arrivés | (nous) | soyons arrivés | être arrivé | |||
| (vous) | soyez arrivé(s) | |||||||
Arriver is a regular -er verb.
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