Take the 2-minute tour ×  I am trying to understand something
from the N4 and N5 practice test book. I think the sentence has
revealed a gap in my understanding of the use of 「-て」 verb
conjugation.  The complete sentence is:  きのうはうちに（ かえって ）何をしましたか
(where the bracketed part was to be filled, and I have inserted
the correct answer).  Word for word, I would translate this as:
• きのう - Yesterday   • うち - Home   • かえって - Returning (or
something similar)   • 何 - What   • しました - Doing  But I am
having trouble understanding the meaning as a whole; I think
this is down the use of the 「-て」 verb. Some ideas for a rough
translation are:  Yesterday, I/you returned home by what method?
Yesterday, I/you returned home and did what?  Yesterday, what
happened when returning home?  None of these really seem likely.
What am I missing here?  share|improve this question Is this an
example sentence with solution? うち has no particle, are you sure
you have the correct solution? –  Earthliŋ Nov 28 '12 at 11:22
Sorry, yes I missed