Talk about arriving late. Practise with the examples.
The idea
Use llegar tarde when someone arrives after the expected time; conjugate llegar for the subject.
Examples
- Llego tarde a clase los martes.I arrive late for class on Tuesdays.
- Mi hermana llega tarde al trabajo.My sister arrives late for work.
- Llegamos tarde por el tráfico.We arrive late because of traffic.
- ¿Llegas tarde a la cena?Are you arriving late for dinner?
- El autobús llega tarde hoy.The bus is arriving late today.
- Mis vecinos llegan tarde a la reunión.My neighbours arrive late for the meeting.
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Watch out
Do not say llegar tardía: tarde is an adverb and does not change for gender.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ tarde al concierto. (llego / llega)
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llego
llego matches the speaker.
Complete the sentence: La profesora llega ___ a la cita. (tarde / tardía)
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tarde
tarde describes arriving late.
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ tarde al cine. (llegamos / llegan)
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llegamos
llegamos matches we.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ tarde al concierto. (llego / llega)
Complete the sentence: La profesora llega ___ a la cita. (tarde / tardía)
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ tarde al cine. (llegamos / llegan)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Say when you arrive late. Practise with the examples.