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Conjugation of arriver in French

arriverto arrive, to happenregular

Présentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

je~~j'ai arrivé~~suis arrivéArriver uses être in the passé composé, not avoir.
tu~~tu as arrivé~~es arrivéUse être with arriver in the passé composé.
il/elle/on~~il a arrivé~~est arrivéThis verb forms the passé composé with être.
nous~~nous avons arrivé~~sommes arrivésUse être, and remember agreement with the subject.
vous~~vous avez arrivé~~êtes arrivésArriver takes être in the passé composé.
ils/elles~~ils ont arrivé~~sont arrivésUse être, not avoir, with arriver.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Commands and requests.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

je~~arrivée~~arrivéThe past participle is usually arrivé; arrivée is feminine singular, while arrivé is masculine singular.
tu~~arrivée~~arrivéUse arrivé for the default masculine singular form.
il/elle/on~~arrivée~~arrivéAgree the past participle correctly: arrivé for masculine singular.
nous~~arrivée~~arrivésThe masculine plural form is arrivés, not arrivée.
vous~~arrivée~~arrivésUse arrivés/arrivées according to gender and number; arrivée alone is feminine singular.
ils/elles~~arrivée~~arrivésThe plural masculine/mixed form is arrivés.

Is arriver a regular verb?

Yes — arriver is a regular French verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.

What does arriver mean?

arriver is a French verb meaning "to arrive, to happen".