he was arriving
-arrivait
Past progressive he/she conjugation of arrive.

arrive

He was arrested without warrant on the morning of 27 April 2015 by the intelligence services as he was arriving at the Press House in Bujumbura.
Il avait été arrếté par les services de renseignement sans aucun mandat dans la matinée du 27 avril 2015 lorsqu'il arrivait à la Maison de la Presse à Bujumbura.
We knew that he was arriving because the car headlights appeared in the distance.
Nous savions qu'il arrivait parce que les phares de la voiture apparaissaient au loin.
I ran into him, not as he was leaving, but as he was arriving.
Je suis tombé sur lui, non pas quand il partait, mais quand il arrivait.
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