What is the correct usage "Last time/The last time"

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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 time we went to the shop we bought eggs" and "The last time we went to the shops we bought eggs" be the same or do they have different meanings?
Thanks!

Greybeard · Answer

Both are the same (and the sentence should have a comma):
"[The] Last time we went to the shop" is an adverbial clause:
"[The] Last time we went to the shop, we bought eggs = We bought eggs on the last occasion that we went to the shop."
In essence, it does not differ from
"Yesterday, we bought eggs" or "We bought eggs yesterday."

What is the correct usage "Last time/The last time"

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