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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Can we use 'last' with simple past tense or it has to be a present perfect tense?
  

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Anonymous Can we use 'last' with simple past tense Yes. That was the last time that I went there. / Louise entered the room last .

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Can we use 'last' with simple past tense Yes.
  • That was the last time that I went there.
  • / Louise entered the room last .
  • CJ
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AnonymousCan we use 'last' with simple past tense
Yes. That was the last time that I went there. / Louise entered the room last.

CJ
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I mean with time period like:

I was there for the last three days. Is it a correct sentence?
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AnonymousI mean with time period like
That's why you should always provide a sentence. It saves a lot of time trying to figure out what your question really is.
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Does your sentence with 'last' have a connection to present? Do we havr to use perfect form when 'last' has a connection to present? Like something happened up to the present.
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AnonymousDoes your sentence with 'last' have a connection to present?
No. It's the last days of a time period in the past.
AnonymousDo we havr to use perfect form when 'last' has a connection to present? Like something happened up to the present.
Not always. I just returned from a trip to China today. I spent the last
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Can we say,'I just returned from China today; I have been in Sanghai for the last three days.'?
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AnonymousCan we say,'I just returned from China today; I have been in Shanghai for the last three days.'?
Yes, that's fine.

CJ
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