Sentence examples of "was late" in English

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That's why I was late. C'est pourquoi je suis en retard.
As is often the case with him, he was late. Comme cela lui arrive souvent, il était en retard.
As is often the case with him, he was late again. Comme c'est souvent le cas avec lui, il était en retard, une fois de plus.
The train was late this morning. Le train avait du retard ce matin.
He was late to the appointment due to a traffic accident. Il fut en retard à la nomination en raison d'un accident de la circulation.
She explained to him why she was late. Elle lui expliqua pourquoi elle était en retard.
As the bus was late, I took a taxi. Comme le bus était en retard, je pris un taxi.
I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry. J'étais à nouveau en retard ce matin, ce qui a mis mon patron en colère.
As usual, the physics teacher was late for class. Comme d'habitude, le professeur de physique était en retard au cours.
No one was late. Personne n'était en retard.
He was late for school yesterday. Il était en retard à l'école hier.
The plane was late due to bad weather. L'avion était en retard en raison du mauvais temps.
As is usual with him Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon. Comme à son habitude, Mike était en retard à la réunion cet après-midi.
He was late because of the snow. Il fut en retard à cause de la neige.
Due to bad weather, the plane was late. L'avion a été en retard à cause du mauvais temps.
I was late for school this morning. J'étais en retard à l'école ce matin.
Since the bus was late, I took a taxi. Comme le bus était en retard, je pris un taxi.
She explained the reason why she was late. Elle expliqua la raison de son retard.
I was late because of the rain. J'ai été en retard à cause de la pluie.
She was late to work because she overslept. Elle a été en retard à l'école parce qu'elle a trop dormi.
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