To arrive is to reach a place or, for a delivery, to reach its recipient.
The idea
Use arrive at for a destination viewed as a point, such as a station, and arrive in for a city or country: arrive at the station; arrive in Paris. The past is arrived.
Examples
- The bus arrived at the station at nine.
- We arrived in Paris on Monday.
- Please call me when you arrive.
- She usually arrives early.
- What time will the guests arrive?
- My package arrived yesterday.
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Watch out
Do not use arrive to before an ordinary destination; get to is a different verb phrase.
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Choose the usual preposition for the station as a point. The bus arrived ___ the station. (at / to)
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at
At presents the station as a destination point.
Choose the usual preposition for the city. We arrived ___ Paris on Monday. (in / to)
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in
In is usual with the city Paris.
Choose the past form for yesterday. My package ___ yesterday. (arrived / arrives)
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arrived
Arrived is the regular past form for yesterday.
Practice round
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Choose the usual preposition for the station as a point. The bus arrived ___ the station. (at / to)
Choose the usual preposition for the city. We arrived ___ Paris on Monday. (in / to)
Choose the past form for yesterday. My package ___ yesterday. (arrived / arrives)
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