Past tense of arrive
regular verb
The past tense of arrive is arrived. The past participle is also arrived.
Forms of arrive
| Base form (V1) | arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | arrived /əˈɹaɪvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | arrived /əˈɹaɪvd/ |
| Present participle | arriving /əˈɹaɪvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | arrives /əˈɹaɪvz/ |
Arrived in a sentence
- We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
- He arrived home for two days.
- The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.From the entry abrupt
- As I arrived last of all, I'll go last to add the butter last.From the entry last
- I had children too early (in life), so my first baby arrived early.From the entry early
Meaning of arrive
- verb To reach; to get to a certain place.
- verb To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
- verb To come; said of time.
Questions about the past tense of arrive
- What is the past tense of arrive?
- The past tense of arrive is arrived.
- What is the past participle of arrive?
- The past participle of arrive is arrived.
- Is arrive a regular or irregular verb?
- Arrive is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrive (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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