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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › day-before-yesterdayTHE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY - Cambridge English Dictionary

    phrase. Add to word list. two days ago: I called her the day before yesterday. He arrived in London the day before yesterday. When did she leave? Was it the day before yesterday? We went to the museum the day before yesterday because admission was free. The day before yesterday, quite out of the blue, I got a call from my estranged brother.

  3. www.englishclub.com › grammar › sentenceTime and Place in Reported Speech | Learn English

    He said: "It was hot yesterday." → He said that it had been hot the day before. He said: "We are going to swim tomorrow." → He said they were going to swim the next day. Here is a list of common time words, showing how you change them for reported speech:

  4. dictionaryblog.cambridge.org › 2021/10/13 › the-dayThe day before yesterday: using time expressions - About ...

    Oct 13, 2021 · For instance, we say the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow. Similarly, we might say the week before last or the year after next. To talk about a time that is far enough in the past for things to be quite different from today, we use phrases like in those days, back then, or in the old days.

  5. ell.stackexchange.com › questions › 315763What is "The day before yesterday" in reported speech?

    May 24, 2022 · The relative time reference can be hard to render as reported speech, even for simple words like "yesterday". The best solution is to rephrase them as absolute time references: (on Monday) John says "I came back the day before yesterday". (reported) John said that he came back on Saturday.

  6. www.gingersoftware.com › content › grammar-rulesEnglish Grammar Rules - The Past Simple Tense - Ginger Software

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    I visited a client in London yesterday.
    She planned the event all by herself.

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    I didn’t talk to John yesterday.
    He didn’t steal those ideas from the company.
    You didn’t show me the photos from the wedding.
    Ron did not sign the document.

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    Did you ask Tina to go out with you?
    Did the employees stay late again last night?
    Did Rob finish his assignment yesterday?

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    When did you buy that sweater?
    Why did the computer break down?
    How long did the train journey take?
    Why didn’t you tell me about the accident?

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    John scored a goal, didn’t he?
    Their dogs barked all night, didn’t they?
    Kate didn’t take out the rubbish bin, did she?
    The girls didn’t copy on the exam, did they?

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  7. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › when-time-datesWhen (time and dates) | LearnEnglish - British Council

    He sleeps during the day and works at night. but we say in the night when we are talking about a specific time during the night: He woke up twice in the night. I heard a funny noise in the night. We often use a noun phrase as a time adverbial: yesterday. today. tomorrow. last week/month/year.

  8. twominenglish.com › is-it-correct-to-say-the-dayIs It Correct to Say, “The Day Before Yesterday”?

    Mar 28, 2024 · In American English, “the day before yesterday” is a commonly understood temporal phrase indicating the day that occurred two days prior to today. For instance, if today is Monday, “the day before yesterday” refers to the previous Saturday.