Why are you absent yesterday? vs Why were you absent last Friday?

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Why are you absent yesterday?' is used when asking about a recent absence that may have occurred on any day before the current one. 'Why were you absent last Friday?' is used when referring to a specific day in the past, in this case, the previous Friday.

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Why are you absent yesterday?

This phrase is correct and commonly used when asking about a recent absence that may have occurred on any day before the current one.

This phrase is used to inquire about a recent absence that could have happened on any day before the current one.

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The thing is, you know, I was absent yesterday, so I... I didn't know about the reading.
Yet I recall you absent victory when we faced Solonius' men in the opening of the arena.
I confess, I called nearly an hour ago at Camden Place and was most distressed to find you absent.
What, were you absent that day?
I won't mark you absent so you can leave.
Remember I showed you his business card yesterday?
What, did something happen yesterday?
Was there a fire here yesterday?
Is this about your friends yesterday?
And your first date was yesterday?
Didn't they scorn us after yesterday?
What have you got since yesterday?
Was Jeremiah's horse you found yesterday?
You visited a Thelma Detimore yesterday?
Listen, remember those guys you saw yesterday?
Has anybody seen Condoleeza on Meet the Press yesterday?
Remember what Kelso said about your hair yesterday?
You hear they took Marampa yesterday?
The informant that was killed yesterday?
Why didn't you ask yesterday?

Why were you absent last Friday?

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific day in the past, such as the previous Friday.

This phrase is used to ask about a particular absence that occurred on a specific day in the past, like the previous Friday.

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What, were you absent that day?
What did you say last Friday?
You still hurt from that beating last Friday?
Did Rosie Larsen drop by last Friday?
Did you call in at Káramóa 29 in Keflavík last Friday?
That missing hour of Kristina's at lunch time last Friday?
What'd you do after the dance last Friday?
How? Were you absent for the first three years of your daughter's life because you were too busy running scams out of the Nylus sector?
You're the one I talked to in the phone, last Friday?
Mr President, how else am I to interpret the statement which Iranian ex-President Rafsanjani made last Friday?
So, Blake, were you aware that Danny's father was murdered last Friday?
So, Blake, were you aware that Danny's father was murdered last Friday?
Did you know that there was a scout there last Friday?
What happened last Friday was wrong.
A classmate's fiancé died here last Friday.
Those extremists met their match last Friday.
The notes for the three days you were absent last week.
Allison Marsh, the one who briefed you, was absent last night due to a family emergency.
Sam's boy looked good last Friday.
Had lunch with her only last Friday.

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Why are you absent yesterday? vs Why were you absent last Friday?