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Originally Posted by laughingwithfee

I have to write an essay for my Spanish II class. The only verb tenses we have covered are presente, pretérito, and presente progressivo. I am trying to say "I was late," as in "I was late when I left home" or "I was late when I arrived at school." Is it grammatically correct to say "Estuve muy tarde"?

In this case the translation would be:

I was late when I left home
Era tarde cuando salí de casa.

I was late when I arrived at school
Llegué tarde a la escuela (o era tarde cuando llegué a la escuela)

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