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i watched a movie yesterday vs i saw a movie yesterday

Both phrases are correct, interchangeable, and express the idea that the speaker viewed a movie the previous day. There is no difference in meaning.

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Last updated: July 15, 2024

i watched a movie yesterday

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker viewed a movie the day before.

Examples:

I watched a movie yesterday with my friends.
She watched a movie yesterday and really enjoyed it.
We watched a movie yesterday evening.
He watched a movie yesterday that made him cry.
They watched a movie yesterday that was very scary.

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I watched a movie yesterday with a veteran... whom they called for one last mission.
Last night, I watched a movie with Diane and the girls in which an orange fish is separated from his father.
Then we all came home, and sophie went to bed. Matt and I watched a movie.
Once I watched a movie on TV where there were a lot of people in bus station and they didn't get to leave.
I watched a guy do laundry all night.
When Vivian left me, I watched a lot of how-to videos.
Saturday I watched a building burn down.
I watched a man eat a scorpion.
But I watched a bunch of videos online.
I watched a ton of Soul Train.
Elishia, I watched a man disintegrate in front of me last night.
I watched a documentary about China in college.
Last night I watched a nice programme.
- I watched a client's wife.
I watched a good man die because of you.
I watched a lot of nature shows with my mum.
I watched a lot of American movies as child.
I watched a man bleed out and die.
I watched a lot of gangster movies like THE GODFATHER and SCARFACE.
I watched a guy get skewered by a crossbow.

Alternatives:

I saw a movie yesterday
I viewed a movie yesterday
I caught a movie yesterday
I went to a movie yesterday
I checked out a movie yesterday

i saw a movie yesterday

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker viewed a movie the day before.

Examples:

I saw a movie yesterday with my family.
She saw a movie yesterday and thought it was great.
We saw a movie yesterday at the cinema.
He saw a movie yesterday that he wants to watch again.
They saw a movie yesterday that was very funny.

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I saw a movie that started like this.
When I was small I saw a movie.
I saw a movie about him.
I saw a movie once where Walken shakes Martin Sheen's hand, sees him start World War III.
Actually, I saw a movie today.
- I saw a movie today.
I saw a movie where someone did that.
I saw a police station in a movie.
- I saw a movie about it.
I saw a movie about it once.
I saw a movie about that.
It's been ages since I saw a movie.
Actually, I saw a movie today. I hadn't in a long time.
I saw a movie about it, too.
But this Bargain Barn is fantastic, and I saw a movie theater down the road, an Applebee's.
I watched a movie yesterday with a veteran... whom they called for one last mission.
Honestly, I can't remember the last time I saw a movie that wasn't animated.
I saw a movie like that on Lifetime
I saw a movie once set in a jungle prison.
I saw a movie, "The King of Marvin Gardens".

Alternatives:

I watched a movie yesterday
I viewed a movie yesterday
I caught a movie yesterday
I went to a movie yesterday
I checked out a movie yesterday

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