Matching Pairs Past time expressionsOnline version match the time expressions with their descriptions. by Linda Kötteritzsch 1 the day before yesterday 2 in 1990 3 last night 4 this morning 5 one year ago 6 yesterday 7 when + subject + past tense verb an earlier time on the same day a specific point in the past a specific period of time in the past the most recent night one day before today two days before today a specific period of time, event, or point in the past