Yesterday they were teachers.
要看上下文语境,LZ想表达的意思是不是 昨天他们还是老师,今天就不是了?
如有这层意思在里面 还可以加一个still 更为妥帖: Yesterday they were still teachers.
Yesterday they were teachers.
如果答案不符合,楼主能不能把想表达的意思发上来?就如同楼上所说的那样,是想强调今天他们就不是老师了,还是另外的意思呢?不同的意思会有不同的说法。
They were teachers yesterday.