arribava

In a sentence

• Quan ell arribava a casa, el sopar ja estava llest.

  When he arrived home, dinner was already ready.

  Here, 'arribava' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate a habitual action or background event in the past.

• Ella sempre arribava tard al treball durant l'hivern.

  She always arrived late to work during the winter.

  In this example, 'arribava' reflects a repeated action in the past connected to specific circumstances.

• La pluja començava just quan el tren arribava a l'estació.

  The rain started just as the train was arriving at the station.

  Here, 'arribava' describes an ongoing action in the past that sets the scene for another simultaneous past event.