yo tardé

I took a long time, I was late

→ tardar
tard delay + é yo past tense
verb · first singular · past indicative Rare #33,296
I took a long time, I was late Simple past (pretérito): first person singular of "tardar".
SP: Tardé mucho en llegar a casa.
EN: I took a long time to get home.
Conjugation of tardar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tardé tardamos
Third tardó tardaron

Me tardé demasiado en llegar a la estación para alcanzar el último tren.

It took me too long to get to the station to catch the last train.

Tardé dos horas en llegar a Yokohama.

It took me two hours to get to Yokohama.

Tardé tres horas en acabar los deberes.

It took me three hours to finish my homework.

Tardé mucho en salir de eso.

It took me a long time to get out of that.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tardé más de un mes en curarme de la gripe.

It took me more than a month to recover from the flu.

Tardé en llegar porque tuve que pasar a recogerla.

I was late getting here because I had to go and pick her up.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Tardé mucho en superar mi última relación.

It took me a long time to get over my last relationship.

Lo mejor es que tardé dos horas en darme cuenta.

The best part is that it took me two hours to realize it.

— Crudo (2017)