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ENGLISH VERB

get here

arrive (here)

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting here
  • Past participle: gotten here

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I arrive
  2. you you arrive
  3. he, she, it he arrives
  4. we we arrive
  5. they they arrive

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I arrived
  2. you you arrived
  3. he, she, it he arrived
  4. we we arrive
  5. they they arrived

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will arrive
  2. you you will arrive
  3. he, she, it he will arrive
  4. we we will arrive
  5. they they will arrive

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am arriving
  2. you you are arriving
  3. he, she, it he is arriving
  4. we we are arriving
  5. they they are arriving

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already arrived
  2. you you have already arrived
  3. he, she, it he has already arrived
  4. we we have already arrived
  5. they they have already arrived

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would arrive
  2. you you would arrive
  3. he, she, it he would arrive
  4. we we would arrive
  5. they they would arrive

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. arrive!

How to use get here

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The mail usually gets here around noon.

    The mail normally arrives here around noon.

  2. Past

    Sorry, I got here as fast as I could.

    Sorry, I got here as quickly as I could.

  3. Future

    The taxi will get here in five minutes.

    The taxi will arrive here in five minutes.

  4. Present continuous

    Where are you? The guests are getting here already.

    Where are you? The guests are already arriving.

  5. Present perfect

    Your order hasn't gotten here yet.

    Your order hasn't arrived here yet.

  6. Conditional

    I would get here earlier if the bus were faster.

    I would arrive here earlier if the bus were faster.

  7. Imperative

    Get here by eight, the show starts at eight-thirty.

    Get here by eight; the show starts at eight-thirty.

Good to know

  • "Get here" is to arrive here, where the speaker is; "get there" is to arrive there.
  • "How long does it take to get here?", how long does it take to get here?

Where you hear get here

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • I always get here fifteen minutes early. I always get here fifteen minutes early.
  • I got here right after work. I got here right after work.
  • The tables will get here at four. The tables will get here at four.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.