Article needed?

future332Do I have to use the article the before Next, Last, Previous, first, second and so on.

It depends on the context.

Please come and see me next week. (no article)
The first passage was hard to translate, but the next one was easy. (article)

CJ

Could you please explain why you didn't use the ?
Thank you in advance.

future332Could you please explain why you didn't use the ?

When you use it with a time period from now, you don't use 'the'.

Let's save this work for next week. (the next week from now reduces to next week.)
We're going to move next month. (the next month from now)

But: The next month after J

CalifJim The next month after June is July. (naming the next month, not measuring time with it)CJ

The next month after June is July. (naming the next month, not measuring time with it)

The month after June is July. (Is "next" redundant?) Thanks.

tamguatlayThe month after June is July. (Is "next" redundant?)

Yes, but I needed an illustration of "the next".

Noted. Thanks, CJ.

Thanks. I thought I understood this grammar rule until I bumped into in the following.

W: Are you going to have the show soon?
M: Yeah, hopefully in the next couple of weeks.

Why is there the before next?

future332Why is there "the" before next?

Why do you think it should not be there? It doesn't say "next week" or "next month" or any of those.

CJ

Well, it says in the next couple of weeks, though.
This is a cutout from a TOEFL task 5 TPO.
The transcript is attached.
Thanks.

future332Well, it says "in the next couple of weeks", though.

That's got nothing to do with it. "the" doesn't go with "weeks"; it goes with "couple".

the next couple ...

CJ