sorry to arrive late

[navi tasan]

Can one say:
1-I am sorry to be late last night.
instead of:
1a-I am sorry to have been late last night.


Can one say:
2-I am sorry to arrive late last night.
instead of:
2a-I am sorry to have arrived late last night.

Gratefully,
Navi.

 

[onlineeslclasses]

This would sound better:
1- I'm sorry I was late last night.

2- I'm sorry I arrived late last night.

I know this is a little confusing...as you are trying to use 2 different verbs and it makes the sentence rather complex. This is a way to simplify it and make it more readable. :-D