Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Introduction to the verb arriver
The English translation of the French verb arriver is “to arrive.” The infinitive form of the arriver is pronounced “ah-ree-vay.”
The word “arriver” comes from the Latin word “arripere,” which means “to reach or attain.” In everyday French, it is used to express the action of arriving at a particular place or reaching a certain point in time.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, arriver is used to express a hypothetical or possible action that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle “arrivé.”
Here are three simple examples of arriver used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais pris le train, je serais arrivé à l’heure. (If I had taken the train, I would have arrived on time.)
- Elle aurait été surprise si elle avait vu tout le monde arriver en même temps. (She would have been surprised if she had seen everyone arriving at the same time.)
- Nous aurions dû partir plus tôt pour arriver avant la fermeture. (We should have left earlier to arrive before closing time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of arriver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | serais arrivé | Si j’avais pris le train, je serais arrivé plus tôt. | If I had taken the train, I would have arrived earlier. |
tu | serais arrivé | Tu serais arrivé à l’heure si tu avais pris le bus. | You would have arrived on time if you had taken the bus. |
il | serait arrivé | Il serait arrivé en retard sans l’aide de sa sœur. | He would have arrived late without his sister’s help. |
elle | serait arrivée | Elle serait arrivée à temps sans le trafic. | She would have arrived on time without the traffic. |
on | serait arrivé | On serait arrivé plus tôt si on avait fait du covoiturage. | We would have arrived earlier if we had car-pooled. |
nous | serions arrivés | Nous serions arrivés si nous n’avions pas manqué le train. | We would have arrived if we hadn’t missed the train. |
vous | seriez arrivés | Vous seriez arrivés en avance si vous aviez suivi les indications. | You would have arrived early if you had followed the directions. |
ils | seraient arrivés | Ils seraient arrivés à l’heure si la réunion avait été annulée. | They would have arrived on time if the meeting had been cancelled. |
elles | seraient arrivées | Elles seraient arrivées plus tard sans l’aide de leurs amis. | They (female) would have arrived later without their friends’ help. |
Other Conjugations for Arriver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
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Arriver – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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