The last time I check vs The last time I saw

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The last time I checked' is used when referring to verifying information or facts, while 'The last time I saw' is used when referring to visually seeing something or someone.

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The last time I check

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to verifying information or facts.

This phrase is used when talking about the most recent occasion when you verified something, such as checking a fact, detail, or information.

Examples:

The last time I checked, the store was closed.
The last time I checked, the document was still being reviewed.
The last time I checked, the website was down.

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We have Cindy Paulson and everything I had last time still checks out.
No, not since the last time he called to check on Brock. I don't know... two weeks ago, maybe.
No, not since the last time he called to check on Brock.
When it was the last time it checks me to what to dance?
Benjamin Wheeler, when was the last time you had a check-up?
The safety check last time, the place where my hyeong passed away.
Well, just 'cause they didn't check last time doesn't mean they won't check this time.
He was asleep the last time I looked, but let me check.
The last time I saw you...
That was the last time I saw her alive.
That was the last time I visited Tom.
The last time I lost an agent, I handed my resignation to Director Vance.
I couldn't help but notice the de Kooning the last time I was here.
The last time I did this was for a prince.
I lent her my scarf the last time I saw her.
The last time I talked to that guy, his men shot me.
- The last time I chose poison.
The last time I said that was when my pet gnus learned the true meaning of Christmas.
The last time I asked him to leave, he almost died.
The last time I cried at work, I was 27.

Alternatives:

The last time I verified
The last time I confirmed
The last time I validated
The last time I examined
The last time I inspected

The last time I saw

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to visually seeing something or someone.

This phrase is used when talking about the most recent occasion when you visually saw something or someone.

Examples:

The last time I saw her, she was wearing a red dress.
The last time I saw that movie, it was in theaters.
The last time I saw him, he was leaving the office.

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The last time I saw Beryl was seven years ago.
The last time I saw a head like that was in a bottle of formaldehyde.
The last time I saw Ayrton was that Sunday.
The last time I saw that trick, it was David Nixon and Ali Baba.
The last time I saw you was at that charity fashion show.
The last time I saw you do shots, you broke out in hives.
The last time I saw my grandfather was on my ninth birthday.
The last time I saw Castle was outside the prison.
The last time I saw Ma, we had a fight.
The last time I saw Spencer was Sunday in the hotel lobby.
The last time I saw this face was July 4th, 1969.
The last time I saw my bairn.
The last time I saw those girls, they were very much alive.
The last time I saw Blair that freakishly calm...
The last time I saw John, he was... clean-shaven and he had a Marine buzz cut.
The last time I saw Tom he was walking on crutches.
The last time I saw Arturo was two weeks ago at the airport in Jaipur.
The last time I saw someone in this state, clinging to a secret this hard, it was Alison.
The last time I saw Lazebnik, the warden had just pulled him off his job in accounting because she needed to see him.
The last time I saw you, you had come to save a boy's life.

Alternatives:

The last time I looked at
The last time I glanced at
The last time I observed
The last time I viewed
The last time I gazed at

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