last or the last

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Hi, I have a question."last" can mean "final" or "previous", I think.Which one do the lasts in the following sentences mean, or ambiguous?I went camping last summer.I went camping during the last summer.I went camping last summer break/vacation.I went camping during the last summer break/vacation.The last party was good.The last summer was good.Thanks in advance.ht.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

I went camping last summer. (the previous summer)
I went camping during the last summer. (the previous summer)
I went camping last summer break/vacation. (the previous summer)
I went camping during the last summer break/vacation. (the previous summer)
The last party was good. (the previous party you attended)
Last summer was good. (the previous summer)

Handtalk · Answer

Thanks AlheccaSars.

I was not expecting this

I was expecting some of them could at least be ambiguous

Just in case, were these sentences all grammatically correct? I was not very sure about the third one and the last one. For those, I was not sure if "the" was needed before "last"?

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Fivejedjon · Answer

I went camping during the last summer..
I went camping during the last summer break/vacation.
The last party was good.
The last summer was good.

If we know hat the speaker is referring to a particular time in the past, for example the three years they spent in Canada, then 'last ' could mean 'final' in all of these.

Handtalk · Answer

Hi, fivejedjon.

So, it depends on the context.
I can see how it works now! Thanks.
ht

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