Meaning: This means that we spent a night outdoors in a tent.
Choice of Words: 'Went camping' is a verb phrase that describes the activity that the people did. 'Last weekend' is a phrase that describes the time when the activity took place.
Alternative Expressions
We camped last weekend.
Meaning: This also means that you and some other people spent the night outdoors in tents last weekend, but it's a shorter way to say it.
Choice of Words: **We** means you and one or more other people. **Camped** is the past tense of the verb **camp**, which means to spend the night outdoors in tents. **Last weekend** tells us when the camping trip happened.
We spent last weekend camping.
Meaning: This means the same thing as the other two sentences, but it emphasizes that you spent your time last weekend camping.
Choice of Words: **We** means you and one or more other people. **Spent** is the past tense of the verb **spend**, which means to use time doing something. **Last weekend** tells us when the camping trip happened. **Camping** is an activity where people spend the night outdoors in tents.