I was sleepy yesterday vs I was sleeping yesterday

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I was sleepy yesterday' indicates that you felt tired or drowsy throughout the day, while 'I was sleeping yesterday' suggests that you spent a significant amount of time sleeping on that day.

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I was sleepy yesterday

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express feeling tired or drowsy on a specific day.

This phrase is used to describe the state of being tired or drowsy on a particular day in the past.

Examples:

I was sleepy yesterday, so I went to bed early.
She couldn't focus in class because she was sleepy yesterday.
He was so sleepy yesterday that he kept yawning during the meeting.

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I was sleepy myself on Friday morning.
Back in my day, all we had to have fun was sleepy hobos and fire ants.
Didn't he say he was sleepy?
But I was - I was downhill and I was - ias - I was coasting, ma'am.
When I was just one person, before I was with Bobby I was collecting onto me more garbage every day till I was thinking that I should get a disposal.
I was always Daphne when I was little.
I wasn't even in Istanbul after I was dismissed.
I was on my knees and I was hallucinating.
I was disbarred automatically after I was convicted of a felony.
I was here for five years before I was called.
When I was a girl, I thought I was destined for greatness...
When I was little, I was suddenly affraid to eat.
I wasn't aware that I was being manipulated.
I was just so out of practice, I was overwhelmed.
I wasn't even sure I was recording.
I was sent into the field when I was only 10.
I wasn't sure that I was.
I was married when I was very young, to an architect.
I was taking action, and I was already seeing results.
I was playing God, I was manipulating the human species.

Alternatives:

I felt sleepy yesterday
Yesterday, I was tired
I was exhausted yesterday
I had a sleepy day yesterday
Yesterday, I was feeling drowsy

I was sleeping yesterday

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that you spent a significant amount of time sleeping on a specific day.

This phrase is used to describe the action of sleeping for a period of time on a particular day in the past.

Examples:

I was sleeping yesterday when you called.
She was sleeping yesterday afternoon after a long day at work.
He was sleeping yesterday for almost the entire morning.

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Is this about me sleeping in till noon yesterday?
The world has ended yesterday while I was sleeping.
I was sleeping under the full moon.
While I was sleeping, I...
She seemed a lot less crazy when I was sleeping with her.
Guy got killed there, and I was sleeping in my truck.
You could have done it, while I was sleeping.
I was sleeping in my new jammies.
A little, you know, I was sleeping...
I'm thinking, I was sleeping, honestly.
I was sleeping, I didn't hear anything.
This plane landed while I was sleeping.
Lulu gave me a manicure while I was sleeping.
I was sleeping 3 feet away from her.
One night I was sleeping, Roy kept watch.
He thought I was sleeping, but I heard.
Something jumped on me when I was sleeping.
I was sleeping up there when Concho told you.
When I was sleeping at the hospital, I had this strange dream.
I told them I was sleeping downstairs on the couch.

Alternatives:

I slept a lot yesterday
Yesterday, I spent the day sleeping
I was in bed all day yesterday
Yesterday, I napped a lot
I had a long sleep yesterday

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I was sleepy yesterday vs I was sleeping yesterday