French language Q&A Forum

Bonjour! Pourquoi cette phrase elle ne s'utilise pas le subjonctif?:

Avant même que nous n'entrions dans le village pittoresque,...

j'ai souvent entendu le mot voisinage comme alternatif à quartier - est-ce c'est vrai?

Je pense que Madame Lambert a besoin d’un nouveau vétérinaire!

Why is it "des" here, when there is (presumably) only one Martine?

In one quiz, a sentence reads  J'étais comme votre fils, jusqu'à ce qu'un jour, j'aille dans la bibliothèque de mon quartier,et que je me mette à dévorer les romans “Donjons & Dragons”. I filled the blanks correctly because the tips said to use the subjunctive, but I don't understand why the subjunctive is used here. "I was like your son until one day I went to the library ...", something that definitely happened in the past, so I would have written "je suis allé dans la bibliothèque ... et je me suis mis à dévorer ..." I'm also surprised by the second "que" before "je me mette". Can you give me some insight?

Can I say "en profiter le plus" for "make the most of it", instead of "en profiter au maximum"?

I thought it was interesting that it can apparently be correct to blend passé composé and passé simple in the same sentence, according to this supposedly correct Kwiz answer: "Après s'être levé, William alla prendre son douche." Perhaps that is something that should be mentioned/clarified in the pertinent lesson?

I don't understand the construction of " j'avais des démangeaisons ".  What is the role of "des"?  It looks like a preposition between an auxiliary verb and a main verb.  Or is "démangeaisons " a noun?  It certainly looks like a verb.  Thanks for any help.