French reference
arriver
to arrive
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I arrive |
| tu | you arrive |
| il/elle/on | he/she arrives |
| nous | we arrive |
| vous | you (plural/formal) arrive |
| ils/elles | they arrive |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I arrived; I have arrived |
| tu | you arrived; you have arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she arrived; he/she has arrived |
| nous | we arrived; we have arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) arrived; you (plural/formal) have arrived |
| ils/elles | they arrived; they have arrived |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to arrive |
| tu | you used to arrive |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to arrive |
| nous | we used to arrive |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to arrive |
| ils/elles | they used to arrive |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had arrived |
| tu | you had arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she had arrived |
| nous | we had arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had arrived |
| ils/elles | they had arrived |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will arrive |
| tu | you will arrive |
| il/elle/on | he/she will arrive |
| nous | we will arrive |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will arrive |
| ils/elles | they will arrive |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have arrived |
| tu | you will have arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have arrived |
| nous | we will have arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have arrived |
| ils/elles | they will have arrived |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to arrive |
| tu | you are going to arrive |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to arrive |
| nous | we are going to arrive |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to arrive |
| ils/elles | they are going to arrive |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just arrived |
| tu | you have just arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just arrived |
| nous | we have just arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just arrived |
| ils/elles | they have just arrived |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I arrived |
| tu | you arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she arrived |
| nous | we arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) arrived |
| ils/elles | they arrived |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had arrived |
| tu | you had arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she had arrived |
| nous | we had arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had arrived |
| ils/elles | they had arrived |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would arrive |
| tu | you would arrive |
| il/elle/on | he/she would arrive |
| nous | we would arrive |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would arrive |
| ils/elles | they would arrive |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have arrived |
| tu | you would have arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have arrived |
| nous | we would have arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have arrived |
| ils/elles | they would have arrived |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have arrived |
| tu | you would have arrived |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have arrived |
| nous | we would have arrived |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have arrived |
| ils/elles | they would have arrived |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I arrive |
| tu | (that) you arrive |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she arrives |
| nous | (that) we arrive |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) arrive |
| ils/elles | (that) they arrive |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have arrived |
| tu | (that) you have arrived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has arrived |
| nous | (that) we have arrived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have arrived |
| ils/elles | (that) they have arrived |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I arrived |
| tu | (that) you arrived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she arrived |
| nous | (that) we arrived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) arrived |
| ils/elles | (that) they arrived |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had arrived |
| tu | (that) you had arrived |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had arrived |
| nous | (that) we had arrived |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had arrived |
| ils/elles | (that) they had arrived |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | arrive! |
| nous | let's arrive! |
| vous | arrive! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have arrived by then! |
| nous | let's have arrived by then! |
| vous | have arrived by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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