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Hello, could you please help me with the following sentences?
Does the sentence I learnt irregular verbs yesterday mean that now I know them? When I want to express only the activity of learning which I did yesterday should I say I was learning irregular verbs yesterday?
And how about I was learning irregular verbs for 2 hours yesterday or I learnt irregular verbs for 2 hours yesterday?

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CalifJim · Accepted Answer

AnonymousI learnt irregular verbs yesterday

Yes. This means that you now know them.

AnonymousWhen I want to express only the activity of learning which I did yesterday should I say I was learning irregular verbs yesterday?

No. That would not be the most idiomatic way to say it. learn is more appropriately used as an accomplishment verb, not an activity verb.
Change to studying: I was studying irregular verbs yesterday.
Or add trying: I was trying to learn irregular verbs yesterday.

Anonymous I was learning irregular verbs for 2 hours yesterday or I learnt irregular verbs for 2 hours yesterday?

As stated above, learn is not really an activity, so neither of these will work. Again, you'll need a change of some kind to convey the idea in a more idiomatic way:

I spent two hours studying irregular verbs yesterday.
I studied irregular verbs for two hours yesterday.

CJ

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Thank you  very much

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