I felt sleepy early last night vs I felt asleep early last night

The correct phrase is "I felt sleepy early last night." The phrase "I felt asleep early last night" is incorrect. In English, we use the adjective "sleepy" to describe the feeling of being tired and wanting to sleep, while the verb "fell asleep" is used to indicate the action of actually going to sleep.

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I felt sleepy early last night

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the feeling of being tired and wanting to sleep at an early hour the night before.

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You came home early last night.
My date left early last night.
You came home early last night.
He left my bar early last night and he looked pretty forlorn.
Gas-station manager said that this employee closed early last night and did not show up this morning.
I noticed you left the festivities early last night, too.
It was early last night, and I was out driving on Route 16.
Early last night, just after things started.
You went to bed early last night and slept soundly.
Tired? You went home early last night
It's a shame the Colonel had to retire so early last night.
Last night after I left I felt awful.
I felt it last night when I was in Morocco.
I put myself out there. I told you how I felt about last night.
At the club last night, I felt sick.
I mean, I've covered some terrible things, but last night, I felt it.
I had a terrible feeling last night. I felt he was in desperate trouble.
So I'm not going to deny that when you kissed me last night... I felt something.
And I felt something with you last night, and that feels like betrayal.
Last night, I felt... there's someone else in my house.

I felt asleep early last night

This phrase is incorrect in English.

Show examples from the web [+]

You came home early last night.
My date left early last night.
You came home early last night.
He left my bar early last night and he looked pretty forlorn.
Gas-station manager said that this employee closed early last night and did not show up this morning.
I noticed you left the festivities early last night, too.
It was early last night, and I was out driving on Route 16.
Early last night, just after things started.
You went to bed early last night and slept soundly.
Tired? You went home early last night
It's a shame the Colonel had to retire so early last night.
Last night after I left I felt awful.
I felt it last night when I was in Morocco.
I put myself out there. I told you how I felt about last night.
At the club last night, I felt sick.
I mean, I've covered some terrible things, but last night, I felt it.
I had a terrible feeling last night. I felt he was in desperate trouble.
So I'm not going to deny that when you kissed me last night... I felt something.
And I felt something with you last night, and that feels like betrayal.
Last night, I felt... there's someone else in my house.

Alternatives:

I fell asleep early last night.

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I felt sleepy early last night vs I felt asleep early last night