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In MLA format, you typically use the author's last name when citing sources in-text. If you mention the author's name in the sentence, you can just use their last name. If the author's last name is not mentioned in the sentence, you can include it in parentheses after the quotation or paraphrase.

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Q: When to use first or last name in mla format?
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