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Dear teachers

Are these sentences OK?

I went by her house yesterday night.
It was yesterday night when she run over a homeless guy in the streets.
No one knows what happened in the wood yesterday night.
She was found at hospital yesterday night.

I know 'last' instead of 'yesterday' sounds OK but I've seen it a few times on magazines etc.

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We tend to say 'yesterday evening' and 'last night', but 'yesterday night' is possible, as is 'last evening' in some dialects.
 

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It was yesterday night when she ran over a homeless guy in the streets.

No one knows what happened in the woods yesterday night. (AmE)

John
 

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Oh I missed that. Thanks
 

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I missed the 'run', :oops:

'Wood', singular, is possible in BrE.
 

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Dear teachers

Are these sentences OK?

I went by her house yesterday night.
It was yesterday night when she run over a homeless guy in the streets.
No one knows what happened in the wood yesterday night.
She was found at hospital yesterday night.

I know 'last' instead of 'yesterday' sounds OK but I've seen it a few times on magazines etc.

Thank you

You would seldom hear the term "yesterday night" used in AmE except perhaps on occasion among very young children.
 

christopher mark kohler

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I only say "last night", and never use "yesterday night". But hey, I'm a hic from the back woods of Canada.
 
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