The last time you sent me to get tickets, the play wasn't even on. Last time we talked about the three forms of water. Does last time mean the last time someone did something? In the second sentence, for example, does it mean The last time we had a class/we discussed/we studied physics, we talked about the three forms of water?
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When you are using "the last time" to mean "the previous time something happened", then the use of "the" is optional. All of the examples you quote are correct and mean the same without 'the".
Can you please clarify the meaning of the following sentences and the correct way to use them. We have been to a shop many times in the past and the last time I went with my brother. Would "Last
"The last time" can refer to a previous time, so without "for" to indicate a future possibility it doesn't fit with the tense of the question. There is another issue with this first example though - in at least some British dialects, adding "for the last time" to the end of a question can mean " this is the last time I am going to ask " and ...
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It's the last time I've explained this to you. This is incorrect, because "it's the last time" is referring to the present, while "I've explained this" is past tense. It's the last time I'm explaining this to you. This version is fine and might be something that somebody would say, speaking extemporaneously.