One phrase I often hear from students is “yesterday night.” It makes sense. We say yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, and yesterday evening. But when we talk about the night before today, the usual phrase in American English is last night.
“I went for a walk yesterday evening.”
“I woke up twice last night.”
Evening and night can overlap. You might say “We had dinner yesterday evening” or “We had dinner last night” about the very same meal. Both sound natural.
What about today and tomorrow?
For today, say this morning, this afternoon, this evening, or tonight. For tomorrow, you can say tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, or tomorrow night.
“I’m going to call her tonight.”
“I have a meeting tomorrow evening.”
“We’re going out tomorrow night.”
There’s one small detail to listen for. These phrases usually go straight into the sentence. Say “I’ll call you tomorrow evening.” When you give a clock time, you can say “I’ll call you at seven tomorrow evening.”
After you watch the video, try saying three sentences aloud. What did you do last night? What are you doing tonight? What do you have planned for tomorrow evening?
