day before yesterday
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.
Exemples
3 sur 5I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.
I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.
The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.
The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.
The day before yesterday was so much fun!
The day before yesterday was so much fun!
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of a calendar and take two steps back from 'today.' Skip 'yesterday' to land on the 'day before' it.
Quiz rapide
Today is Wednesday, so Monday was the ___.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : day before yesterday
Exemples
I saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.
everydayI saw him at the supermarket the day before yesterday.
The committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.
formalThe committee concluded its preliminary findings the day before yesterday.
The day before yesterday was so much fun!
informalThe day before yesterday was so much fun!
Data collection commenced the day before yesterday to ensure a full week of observation.
academicData collection commenced the day before yesterday to ensure a full week of observation.
We received the signed contract the day before yesterday.
businessWe received the signed contract the day before yesterday.
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
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
Souvent confondu avec
Yesterday is one day ago; the day before yesterday is two days ago.
Last two days refers to a duration of 48 hours, while this term refers to one specific day.
Notes d'usage
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.
Erreurs courantes
Avoid using prepositions like 'on' or 'at' before the phrase; do not say 'on the day before yesterday.'
Astuce mémo
Think of a calendar and take two steps back from 'today.' Skip 'yesterday' to land on the 'day before' it.
Origine du mot
A compound phrase combining 'day', 'before', and 'yesterday' (from Old English geostran dæg).
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
Many other languages have a single word for this concept (like 'anteayer' in Spanish), so English learners must remember the three-word construction.
Quiz rapide
Today is Wednesday, so Monday was the ___.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : day before yesterday
Grammaire lie
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yesterday
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