Yesterday night

[Offroad]

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

 

[5jj]

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

 

[JohnParis]

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

 

[Offroad]

Oh I missed that. Thanks

 

[5jj]

I missed the 'run',

'Wood', singular, is possible in BrE.

 

[billmcd]

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]

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