Sentence examples of "was late" in English

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Translations: all124 llegar tarde117 ser tarde6 other translations1

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Tom was late for dinner. Tom llegó tarde a la cena.

Bill was late for school as usual. Bill fue tarde a la escuela como de costumbre.

She was late once again. Ella llegó tarde una vez más.

By the time I woke up, it was late already. Ya era tarde cuando me desperté.

I was late to school. Llegué tarde a la escuela.

I went to bed late and was late for the first train. Me fui tarde a la cama y llegué tarde para el primer tren.

The train was late this morning. El tren llegó tarde esta mañana.

He was late for school yesterday. Ayer llegó tarde a la escuela.

Tom explained why he was late. Tom explicó por qué había llegado tarde.

She was late at her wedding. Ella llegó tarde a su propia boda.

I was late because of heavy traffic. Llegué tarde por culpa del tráfico.

I was late for school this morning. Esta mañana llegué tarde a la escuela.

I was late because of the rain. Llegué tarde a causa de la lluvia.

I was late because of the traffic. Llegué tarde por culpa del tráfico.

Tom asked Mary why she was late. Tom le preguntó a Mary por qué llegaba tarde.

He was late at his own wedding. Él llegó tarde a su propia boda.

I overslept and was late for school. Me quedé dormido y llegué tarde al colegio.

She explained to him why she was late. Ella le explicó por qué había llegado tarde.

This is why I was late for school. Es por eso que llegué tarde a la escuela.

She was late to work because she overslept. Ella llegó tarde al trabajo porque se durmió.

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