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day before yesterday

/ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr ˈjɛstərdeɪ/

The day that occurred immediately before yesterday, referring to two days ago from today. It is used to pinpoint a specific time in the recent past in relation to the current day.

Ejemplos

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1

I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.

I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.

2

The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.

The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.

3

The day before yesterday was so much fun!

The day before yesterday was so much fun!

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
the day before yesterday
Adverbio
the day before yesterday
Relacionado
yesterday
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Truco para recordar

Think of a calendar and take two steps back from 'today.' Skip 'yesterday' to land on the 'day before' it.

Quiz rápido

Today is Wednesday, so Monday was the ___.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: day before yesterday

Ejemplos

1

I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.

everyday

I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.

2

The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.

formal

The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.

3

The day before yesterday was so much fun!

informal

The day before yesterday was so much fun!

4

Data collection commenced the day before yesterday to ensure a full week of observation.

academic

Data collection commenced the day before yesterday to ensure a full week of observation.

5

We received the signed contract the day before yesterday.

business

We received the signed contract the day before yesterday.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
the day before yesterday
Adverbio
the day before yesterday
Relacionado
yesterday

Colocaciones comunes

since the day before yesterday since two days ago
until the day before yesterday until two days ago
late the day before yesterday late in the evening two days ago
early the day before yesterday early in the morning two days ago
started the day before yesterday began two days ago

Frases Comunes

only the day before yesterday

emphasizing how very recently it happened

just the day before yesterday

just two days ago

back the day before yesterday

referring back to that specific day

Se confunde a menudo con

day before yesterday vs yesterday

Yesterday is one day ago; the day before yesterday is two days ago.

day before yesterday vs last two days

Last two days refers to a duration of 48 hours, while this term refers to one specific day.

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Notas de uso

It is used primarily as an adverbial phrase to indicate a specific point in time. It usually appears at the beginning or the end of a sentence.

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Errores comunes

Avoid using prepositions like 'on' or 'at' before the phrase; do not say 'on the day before yesterday.'

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Truco para recordar

Think of a calendar and take two steps back from 'today.' Skip 'yesterday' to land on the 'day before' it.

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Origen de la palabra

A compound phrase combining 'day', 'before', and 'yesterday' (from Old English geostran dæg).

Patrones gramaticales

Acts as an adverbial phrase of time. Always requires the definite article 'the'. Follows past tense verbs.
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Contexto cultural

Many other languages have a single word for this concept (like 'anteayer' in Spanish), so English learners must remember the three-word construction.

Quiz rápido

Today is Wednesday, so Monday was the ___.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: day before yesterday

Gramática relacionada

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