Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriver
Introduction to the verb arriver
The English translation of the French verb arriver is “to arrive” or “to happen.” It is pronounced as ah-ree-vay in the infinitive form.
The language origin of arriver can be traced back to the Latin word “ad ripare,” which means “to reach the shore.” In everyday French, the verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or event that has already happened.
Here are three examples of arriver in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que je sois arrivé en retard à la réunion. (It is possible that I arrived late to the meeting.)
- Je doute que l’avion soit arrivé à l’heure. (I doubt that the plane arrived on time.)
- Il est nécessaire que nous soyons arrivés avant midi. (It is necessary that we arrived before noon.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of arriver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | sois arrivé | Je doute que je sois arrivé. | I doubt that I arrived. |
tu | sois arrivé | Il faut que tu sois arrivé. | You must have arrived. |
il | soit arrivé | Il est possible qu’il soit arrivé. | It’s possible he arrived. |
elle | soit arrivée | Elle craint qu’elle soit arrivée. | She fears she arrived. |
on | soit arrivé | On veut qu’on soit arrivé. | We want it to have been arrived. |
nous | soyons arrivés | Espérons que nous soyons arrivés. | Let’s hope we arrived. |
vous | soyez arrivés | Il est important que vous soyez arrivés. | It’s important that you arrived. |
ils | soient arrivés | Ils doutent qu’ils soient arrivés. | They doubt they arrived. |
elles | soient arrivées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles soient arrivées. | They prefer they 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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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