Examples of using "J'arrivai" in a sentence and their english translations:
I arrived too early.
I arrived ahead of the others.
- I arrived there too early.
- I arrived too early.
By the time I arrived at the school, the class had already finished.
The bell had already rung when I got to school.
I arrived ahead of the others.
I got to the station only to find that the train had just left.
When I arrived at the station, the train was just about to leave.
When I got to school, the race had already finished.