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ayer

yesterday

Preterite vs. Imperfect

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ayer(

yehr

)

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

1. (the day before today)

a. yesterday

Me siento mucho mejor hoy que ayer.I feel much better today than yesterday.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

(recent past)

a. yesteryear

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

La vida simple del ayer que echamos tanto de menos.The simple life of yesteryear that we miss so much.

ayer

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

1. (general)

a. yesterday

ayer por la mañanayesterday morning

ayer (por la) nochelast night

2. (en el pasado)

a. in the past

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

3. (general)

el ayeryesteryear

ayer

adverb

yesterday

repitieron el capítulo de ayer yesterday's episode was repeated; ayer por la mañana yesterday morning; antes de ayer the day before yesterday; ayer eran terroristas, hoy en día comparten el gobierno yesterday they were terrorists, today they are part of the government; ayer mismo (España) ayer mismamente o no más (Latinoamérica) only yesterday

parece que fue ayer it seems like (only) yesterday

de ayer acá o a hoy

no es (cosa) de ayer it's nothing new

no nací ayer I wasn't born yesterday

el ayer yesteryear (literario)

siente nostalgia por el ayer

las canciones del ayer the songs of yesteryear (literario); el Madrid del ayer the Madrid of yesteryear (literario); old Madrid

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Examples

Phrases

ayer por la tarde	yesterday afternoon yesterday evening
ayer fue	yesterday was it was yesterday
¿Qué hiciste ayer?	What did you do yesterday?
ayer por la mañana	yesterday morning
adonde fuiste ayer	you went to yesterday
¿Adónde fuiste ayer?	Where did you go yesterday?
adónde fuiste ayer	where did you go yesterday where you went yesterday
le dio fiebre ayer	he had a fever yesterday
ayer por la noche	last night
llamaste a tu amigo ayer	you called your friend yesterday did you call your friend yesterday
que comiste ayer	that you ate yesterday
ayer yo	yesterday I
que almorzaste ayer	that you had for lunch yesterday
fue ayer	it was yesterday
antes de ayer	the day before yesterday
supieron de la muerte ayer	they learned of the death yesterday you learned of the death yesterday
qué día fue ayer	what day was it yesterday what day yesterday was
¿Qué día fue ayer?	What day was it yesterday?
desde ayer	since yesterday
¿Qué cenaste ayer?	What did you have for dinner yesterday?