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I was studying, yesterday. vs I was studying yesterday.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The phrase 'I was studying yesterday.' is the more common and natural way to express this idea. The phrase 'I was studying, yesterday.' could be used in a more formal or emphatic context, but it is less common in everyday spoken English.

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I was studying, yesterday.

This phrase is correct but less common in everyday spoken English.

This phrase could be used in a more formal or emphatic context. The comma adds a slight pause and emphasis to the word 'yesterday.'
  • Dec 7, 2022 ... I was studying yesterday on the CompTIA Sec+ lab then I saved my progress for later. Every time I open the lab now it gives me a tab with ...
  • Dec 7, 2022 ... When I go to use my ANKI deck, hard is 1.8 months, good is 4.2 months, etc. But these are cards that I was studying yesterday, and the intervals ...
  • Jun 1, 2020 ... 52 votes, 13 comments. While I was studying yesterday a funny question popped into my head. When I was a kid, I hated that my last name ...
  • Translate I was studying yesterday. See Spanish-English translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and word-by-word explanations.
  • Sep 19, 2024 ... okay, to answer the first question, i was studying yesterday, and had turned the screen off to focus (there's a manual switch in the keyboard ...
  • Jun 25, 2020 ... Do you mean I should say "I was studying yesterday in the evening while my mom was preparing dinner"? B · Barque. Banned. Tamil. Jun 25, 2020. # ...
  • Sep 3, 2024 ... NOW-THEN I was studying yesterday; today I am experimenting. What am I doing now? What was I doing then (yesterday)? →Comprehension check ...
  • Jan 2, 2019 ... I was studying yesterday, and I found something that I would like to implement in this internal project that I was working on before. Thus ...
  • Jun 2, 2007 ... This looks similar to a group called Assassin Bugs I was studying yesterday. The long “protrusion” from it's mouth is unique because it ...
  • Nov 18, 2021 ... ... I was studying yesterday!” Continue Reading. It helps BUT you have to study japanese from somewhere else. I mean, you pick a textbook, a ...

Alternatives:

  • I was studying yesterday.
  • Yesterday, I was studying.
  • Yesterday, I was studying for my exam.
  • I was studying, as I always do, yesterday.
  • I was studying yesterday, as I had a test today.

I was studying yesterday.

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express this idea.

This phrase is the standard way to state that you were studying on the previous day. It is commonly used in everyday spoken English.
  • Dec 7, 2022 ... I was studying yesterday on the CompTIA Sec+ lab then I saved my progress for later. Every time I open the lab now it gives me a tab with ...
  • Dec 7, 2022 ... When I go to use my ANKI deck, hard is 1.8 months, good is 4.2 months, etc. But these are cards that I was studying yesterday, and the intervals ...
  • Jun 1, 2020 ... 52 votes, 13 comments. While I was studying yesterday a funny question popped into my head. When I was a kid, I hated that my last name ...
  • Translate I was studying yesterday. See Spanish-English translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and word-by-word explanations.
  • Sep 19, 2024 ... okay, to answer the first question, i was studying yesterday, and had turned the screen off to focus (there's a manual switch in the keyboard ...
  • Jun 25, 2020 ... Do you mean I should say "I was studying yesterday in the evening while my mom was preparing dinner"? B · Barque. Banned. Tamil. Jun 25, 2020. # ...
  • Sep 3, 2024 ... NOW-THEN I was studying yesterday; today I am experimenting. What am I doing now? What was I doing then (yesterday)? →Comprehension check ...
  • Jan 2, 2019 ... I was studying yesterday, and I found something that I would like to implement in this internal project that I was working on before. Thus ...
  • Jun 2, 2007 ... This looks similar to a group called Assassin Bugs I was studying yesterday. The long “protrusion” from it's mouth is unique because it ...
  • Nov 18, 2021 ... ... I was studying yesterday!” Continue Reading. It helps BUT you have to study japanese from somewhere else. I mean, you pick a textbook, a ...

Alternatives:

  • Yesterday, I was studying.
  • Yesterday, I was studying for my exam.
  • I was studying yesterday, as I had a test today.
  • I was studying yesterday afternoon.
  • I was studying yesterday evening.

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