arrivare — Italian conjugation
to arrive
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | arrivo | I arrive |
| tu | arrivi | you arrive |
| lui/lei | arriva | he/she/it arrives |
| noi | arriviamo | we arrive |
| voi | arrivate | you (pl.) arrive |
| loro | arrivano | they arrive |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | arrivai | I arrived |
| tu | arrivasti | you arrived |
| lui/lei | arrivò | he/she/it arrived |
| noi | arrivammo | we arrived |
| voi | arrivaste | you (pl.) arrived |
| loro | arrivarono | they arrived |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | arrivavo |
| tu | arrivavi |
| lui/lei | arrivava |
| noi | arrivavamo |
| voi | arrivavate |
| loro | arrivavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | arriverei | I would arrive |
| tu | arriveresti | you would arrive |
| lui/lei | arriverebbe | he/she/it would arrive |
| noi | arriveremmo | we would arrive |
| voi | arrivereste | you (pl.) would arrive |
| loro | arriverebbero | they would arrive |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | arriverò | I will arrive |
| tu | arriverai | you will arrive |
| lui/lei | arriverà | he/she/it will arrive |
| noi | arriveremo | we will arrive |
| voi | arriverete | you (pl.) will arrive |
| loro | arriveranno | they will arrive |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono arrivato/a | I have arrived |
| tu | sei arrivato/a | you have arrived |
| lui/lei | è arrivato/a | he/she/it has arrived |
| noi | siamo arrivati/e | we have arrived |
| voi | siete arrivati/e | you (pl.) have arrived |
| loro | sono arrivati/e | they have arrived |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero arrivato/a | I had arrived |
| tu | eri arrivato/a | you had arrived |
| lui/lei | era arrivato/a | he/she/it had arrived |
| noi | eravamo arrivati/e | we had arrived |
| voi | eravate arrivati/e | you (pl.) had arrived |
| loro | erano arrivati/e | they had arrived |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei arrivato/a |
| tu | saresti arrivato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe arrivato/a |
| noi | saremmo arrivati/e |
| voi | sareste arrivati/e |
| loro | sarebbero arrivati/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò arrivato/a | I will have arrived |
| tu | sarai arrivato/a | you will have arrived |
| lui/lei | sarà arrivato/a | he/she/it will have arrived |
| noi | saremo arrivati/e | we will have arrived |
| voi | sarete arrivati/e | you (pl.) will have arrived |
| loro | saranno arrivati/e | they will have arrived |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | arrivi |
| tu | arrivi |
| lui/lei | arrivi |
| noi | arriviamo |
| voi | arriviate |
| loro | arrivino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | arrivassi |
| tu | arrivassi |
| lui/lei | arrivasse |
| noi | arrivassimo |
| voi | arrivaste |
| loro | arrivassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | arriva |
| lui/lei | arrivi |
| noi | arriviamo |
| voi | arrivate |
| loro | arrivino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non arrivare |
| lui/lei | non arrivi |
| noi | non arriviamo |
| voi | non arrivate |
| loro | non arrivino |