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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
For usage of "last"
For "last",
When I write my thought or life in English, sometimes I have been confused whether the word of "last" I wrote is right in grammar and meaning or not.
So all the time of using "Last" in my writings, I for a while needed to stop my writing and have checked its usage again
Through this time, I want to learn how to use the word by your help.
Please see the following sentences.
(1)It has taken a long time since last time I met you.
(2)It has taken a long time since the last time I met you.
(3)It has taken a long time since the time I met you last.
I've used "last" as meanings of "previous" or "recently"in all of the above sentences.
Are all of them right in grammar ?
(4) I have to last solve the problem. ( this "last" means "at the end", Is my sentence right ?)
(5) I have to solve the problem for the last time ( In this case, Can't preposition phrase of "for the last time" mean "at the end" ?)
In similar to the word of "last, The usage of "First", "Second" or something is the same as that of "last". Isn't it right ?
Thanks in advance.
When I write my thought or life in English, sometimes I have been confused whether the word of "last" I wrote is right in grammar and meaning or not.
So all the time of using "Last" in my writings, I for a while needed to stop my writing and have checked its usage again
Through this time, I want to learn how to use the word by your help.
Please see the following sentences.
(1)It has taken a long time since last time I met you.
(2)It has taken a long time since the last time I met you.
(3)It has taken a long time since the time I met you last.
I've used "last" as meanings of "previous" or "recently"in all of the above sentences.
Are all of them right in grammar ?
(4) I have to last solve the problem. ( this "last" means "at the end", Is my sentence right ?)
(5) I have to solve the problem for the last time ( In this case, Can't preposition phrase of "for the last time" mean "at the end" ?)
In similar to the word of "last, The usage of "First", "Second" or something is the same as that of "last". Isn't it right ?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Son James (1)It has taken a long time since last time I met you. (2)It has taken a long time since the last time I met you. (3)It has taken a long time since the time I met you last.
- Son James (1)It has taken a long time since last time I met you.
- (2)It has taken a long time since the last time I met you.
- (3)It has taken a long time since the time I met you last.
- Wrong.
- My suggestion: It's been a long time since I last saw you / since I saw you last.
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Son James(1)It has taken a long time since last time I met you. (2)It has taken a long time since the last time I met you. (3)It has taken a long time since the time I met you last.Wrong. My suggestion: It's been a long time since I last saw you / since I saw you last.
Son James(4) I have to last solve the problem.I
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Every my writing has been wrong for using "last". Your words is right. I have to express like this. Thank you so much for your answers. By the way, I have just seen your answer in the other thread. You wrote as " Had given me would be possible in some contexts as well."
What words did you omit in the sentence ? I couldn't understand for "Had given me" in grammar and meaning. Couldn't y
What words did you omit in the sentence ? I couldn't understand for "Had given me" in grammar and meaning. Couldn't y
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Son JamesI couldn't understand for "Had given me" in grammar and meaning. Couldn't you explain it to me a little bit ?I simply meant that the past perfect / the pluperfect could be used instead of the simple past.
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