Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) 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 arriver is pronounced “ah-ree-vay.”
The word arriver comes from the Old French word “ariver,” which means “to reach or arrive at.” This verb ultimately derives from the Latin word “advenire,” meaning “to come to.”
In everyday French, arriver is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three common examples of arriver in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Ils eurent arrivé à l’aéroport avant le départ du vol. (They had arrived at the airport before the flight’s departure.)
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J’eus arrivé au travail quand j’ai réalisé que j’avais oublié mon ordinateur. (I had arrived at work when I realized I had forgotten my computer.)
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Elle fut arrivée à Paris depuis une semaine quand elle reçut la mauvaise nouvelle. (She had arrived in Paris a week ago when she received the bad news.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arriver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus arrivé | I had arrived |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus arrivé | You had arrived |
il | il eut | Il eut arrivé | He had arrived |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut arrivé | She had arrived |
on | on eut | On eut arrivé | One had arrived |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arrivé | We had arrived |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arrivé | You had arrived |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arrivé | They had arrived |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arrivé | They had arrived |
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 (this article)
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
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 Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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