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Conjugation of arrivare

  • Meaning to arrive
  • Level A1
  • Pattern regular (-are) · conjugated like parlare
  • Auxiliary essere

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Imperfettoongoing or habitual past

ioarrivavo
tuarrivavi
lui/​leiarrivava
noiarrivavamo
voiarrivavate
loroarrivavano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

ioero arrivato
tueri arrivato
lui/​leiera arrivato
noieravamo arrivati
voieravate arrivati
loroerano arrivati

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

iosarò arrivato
tusarai arrivato
lui/​leisarà arrivato
noisaremo arrivati
voisarete arrivati
lorosaranno arrivati

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

ioarriverei
tuarriveresti
lui/​leiarriverebbe
noiarriveremmo
voiarrivereste
loroarriverebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

iosarei arrivato
tusaresti arrivato
lui/​leisarebbe arrivato
noisaremmo arrivati
voisareste arrivati
lorosarebbero arrivati

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

ioarrivi
tuarrivi
lui/​leiarrivi
noiarriviamo
voiarriviate
loroarrivino

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

ioarrivassi
tuarrivassi
lui/​leiarrivasse
noiarrivassimo
voiarrivaste
loroarrivassero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

iofossi arrivato
tufossi arrivato
lui/​leifosse arrivato
noifossimo arrivati
voifoste arrivati
lorofossero arrivati

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon arrivare
Leinon arrivi
noinon arriviamo
voinon arrivate
Loronon arrivino

More on this: The negative imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Arrivo subito.I am coming right away.

    Arrivo — Presente · io

  • Arriva sempre tardi.He always arrives late.

    Arriva — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu

  • Loro arrivano domani.They arrive tomorrow.

    arrivano — Presente · loro

  • Non è ancora arrivato.He has not arrived yet.

    arrivato — participio

  • Il verdetto arriverà lunedì.The verdict will come on Monday.

    arriverà — Futuro semplice · lui/lei

  • Probabilmente arriveranno in ritardo.They will probably arrive late.

    arriveranno — Futuro semplice · loro

A common trap

Wrong Quando sono arrivato, aveva già uscito.

Right Quando sono arrivato, era già uscito.

English builds this tense out of one word, « had », and it is the same word for every verb in the language. So the English sentence gives no help at all with the question Italian is still asking: avevo or ero. The answer is the one from two chapters back, and it has not gone away — uscire takes essere in every compound tense it has.

Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.