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what was happened yesterday vs what was happening yeasterday

"What happened yesterday?" is the proper English phrasing. The phrase "What was happening yesterday?" is also correct, but it implies a continuous action or event that was taking place in the past. Both phrases are comparable, but they convey slightly different meanings.
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what was happened yesterday

This phrase is incorrect in English.

The correct phrase is "What happened yesterday?" to inquire about events or actions that occurred in the past.
  • Please forget about what was happened yesterday. We all love you, you are a rockstar ❤️. 2 mos. 1. Ambiga Somas. These words truly come out from your hesrt ...
  • Dec 22, 2021 ... For the most part, I've been well and even this morning am coffee free. But I wasn't sure what was happened yesterday until I read an article ...
  • Sep 22, 2008 ... ... what was happened yesterday wen you are between serbs croats thats include bosnian as well you would not be successful if you have no ...
  • Jul 29, 2021 ... But I wasn't sure what was happened yesterday until I read an article last night. I drank plenty of water thinking some of my muscle cells ...
  • May 10, 2024 ... What was happened yesterday for ESC? Upvote
  • Jan 3, 2022 ... What poses learnability problem is the so called unpaired unaccusatives like happen: 9. *What was happened yesterday? (as example 22 in Yip 1995 ...
  • Jun 4, 2020 ... I am not "seer" which can see the future but it's based events or phenomenon or what was happened yesterday. Looking how much people spend ...
  • "What was. . . . .happened yesterday?" That was all I could think to say. No matter what he was going to say, I had to know what happened. "What should I ...
  • what was happened yesterday. Plural indefinite pronouns: Both -I think both cars are very nice. Few -Few people have seen him play before. Fewer -Fewer ...
  • Oct 26, 2017 ... “What is happening today in Tirana is what was happened yesterday in Paris, where the city officials were testing two buses running on the Paris ...

Alternatives:

  • What happened yesterday?

what was happening yeasterday

This phrase is correct and implies ongoing actions or events in the past.

This phrase is used to ask about continuous actions or events that were occurring in the past. It suggests a sense of ongoing activity.

Alternatives:

  • What was going on yesterday?
  • What was taking place yesterday?

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