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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.
  • Nov 27, 2021 ... The teacher asked Akhtar why are you absent yesterday. 4. The teacher asked Akhtar why he had been absent the previous day. (iii) In spite ...
  • Contextual translation of "why are you absent yesterday" into Hindi. Human translations with examples: वह कहा जाता है, apka pic batao, तुम क्यों बीमार हो.
  • The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?" B. The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday ?'' C.
  • May 27, 2015 ... Why are you absent yesterday?" "I was sick and am still sick 'cause everyone is asking me the same question every frigging minute!" I ...
  • Sep 25, 2019 ... ... Why are you absent yesterday?" c) The teacher asked me, "Why are you ... The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?" C. The ...
  • Yuta : why are you absent yesterday? +. Y/n: well, a relative came to our house. That's why I was absent. +. Yuta : oh. I thought that something happened to ...
  • Teacher:Juan why are you absent yesterday? Juan:ma'am sorry po Kasi nawala po ako kahapon Kasi nanganak po an nanay ko. Teacher:on English? Juan:ma'am...
  • The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?" c. The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?" d. The teacher asked me, "Were you ...
  • b) Why are you absent yesterday? c) Where did you go? d) How were you yesterday. 7. Chennai is 120.7Km from Trichy. Page 3. 2 a) How much distance is between ...

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.
  • Why were you absent last Friday, Tom? What's the matter with Anna today? What's wrong with Anna today? Late. We started ten minutes ago. What have you been ...
  • Oct 6, 2019 ... Why were you absent last friday, tom? Wha... Close. level image What's this symbol? The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in ...
  • Why were you absent last Friday, “”? 8. Late. Where have you been? We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing? Did you miss your bus? Did you ...
  • Feb 1, 2024 ... Why were you absent last Friday? Where have you been? We started ten minutes ago. Did you miss your bus? Don't let it happen again. Pausing ...
  • Nov 2, 2024 ... ... Why were you absent last Friday? In questions beginning with an interrogative word, like what, when, where, why, how, the verb is placed ...
  • ... Why were you absent last Friday, ...... ? ..... ရေ မင်းဘာလို့ ပြီးခဲ့တဲ့သောကြာနေ့က ကျောင်းပျက်တာလဲ။ (Eg ...
  • Jan 24, 2021 ... Why were you absent last Friday? 8. Late. Where have you been? We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing? Did you miss ...
  • · Why were you absent last Friday, ? 8. Late · Where have you been? · We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing?. · Did you miss your bus? · Did ...
  • Why were you absent last Friday, Bill? Time to begin. Let's begin our lesson now; Is everybody ready to start? Today we're going to discuss/learn about… I ...

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