Meaning: We looked attentively at a film shown in a building where films are shown.
Choice of Words: Watched: means to look at something attentively. Movie: a film shown in a cinema or on television. Cinema: a building where films are shown.
Alternative Expressions
We went to the cinema to watch a movie.
Meaning: This means that a group of people, including the speaker, moved from one place to a building where films are shown in order to look at a film with attention.
Choice of Words:We is a pronoun that means a group of people including the speaker. Went is a verb that means to move from one place to another. To is a preposition that means towards or in the direction of. The is an article that comes before a noun. Cinema is a noun that means a building where films are shown. To is a preposition that means towards or in the direction of. Watch is a verb that means to look at something with attention. A is an article that comes before a noun. Movie is a noun that means a film.
We saw a movie at the cinema.
Meaning: This means that a group of people, including the speaker, noticed a film with their eyes in a building where films are shown.
Choice of Words:We is a pronoun that means a group of people including the speaker. Saw is a verb that means to notice something with your eyes. A is an article that comes before a noun. Movie is a noun that means a film. At is a preposition that means in a particular place or position. The is an article that comes before a noun. Cinema is a noun that means a building where films are shown.