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hanuman_2000  #255632  Mon, 14 Aug 06 05:40 AM

Hello,

1. I saw him yesterday morning.

2. I saw him yesterday night.

Which one is correct?

  
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TomWelling  #255636  Mon, 14 Aug 06 05:49 AM
Both ,owing to the word "yesterday"
  
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Clive  #255644  Mon, 14 Aug 06 06:06 AM

Hi,

1. I saw him yesterday morning.

2. I saw him yesterday night.

Which one is correct? #1 is fine. For #2, you'd usually say 'I saw him last night'.

Best wishes, Clive

  
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Goodman  #255655  Mon, 14 Aug 06 06:35 AM
 Hanuman_2000 wrote:

Hello,

1. I saw him yesterday morning.

2. I saw him yesterday night.

Which one is correct?

# 2 is more appropriate with a change to "last evening" / "last night".

  
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