We went to the zoo yesterday.

Meaning: A group of people visited a place where animals are kept for public display on the previous day.

Choice of Words: We is a personal pronoun referring to the speaker and one or more other people, went is the past tense of the verb to go, which means to move from one place to another, to is a preposition indicating the destination of the movement, the is a definite article referring to a specific zoo, zoo is a place where animals are kept for public display, and yesterday is the day before today.

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The zoo was our destination yesterday.

Meaning: This means that the place where animals are kept for people to visit was the place where the people who are speaking were going on the day before today.

Choice of Words: The is an article that refers to a specific thing. Zoo is a place where animals are kept for people to visit. Was is the past tense of the verb be, which means to exist. Our is a pronoun that means belonging to the people who are speaking. Destination is the place where you are going. Yesterday is the day before today.

Yesterday, we visited the zoo.

Meaning: This means that on the day before today, the people who are speaking went to a place where animals are kept for people to visit for a short time.

Choice of Words: Yesterday is the day before today. We is a pronoun that means the people who are speaking. Visited is the past tense of the verb visit, which means to go to a place for a short time. The is an article that refers to a specific thing. Zoo is a place where animals are kept for people to visit.

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