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ENGLISH VERB

get there

to arrive

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

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 there

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

  1. Present

    If you take the subway, you get there in twenty minutes.

    If you take the subway, you'll get there in twenty minutes.

  2. Past

    We got there late and missed the beginning.

    We got there late and missed the beginning.

  3. Future

    Don't worry, we will get there on time.

    Don't worry, we'll get there on time.

  4. Present continuous

    Are we getting there soon? The kids are tired.

    Are we there yet? The kids are tired.

  5. Present perfect

    Has the package gotten there yet?

    Has the package arrived there yet?

  6. Conditional

    I would get there faster by bike.

    I would get there faster by bike.

  7. Imperative

    Get there early, the line is huge.

    Get there early, the line is huge.

Good to know

  • "Get there" is chegar lá; "get here" is chegar aqui; "get home" is chegar em casa.
  • Common question: "How do I get there?", como eu chego lá?

Where you hear get there

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I always get there before ten. I always get there before ten.
  • Walter was already there when we got there. Walter was already there when we got there.
  • We'll get there before six. We'll get there before six.
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Before I arrived

Intermediate Level 2 · by the time I got there

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