Conjugation of subjonctive in sentence

Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Conjugation of subjonctive in sentence

Nous avions dû nettoyer la maison avant que mes parents ne vissent le désordre.

What is the verb "vissent" - I can only find - voir/ils voient

Merci

Dragana

Asked 6 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Dragana,

vissent is subjunctive imperfect of voir. It is only used in literary French and never in the spoken language.

Dragana E. asked:

Conjugation of subjonctive in sentence

Nous avions dû nettoyer la maison avant que mes parents ne vissent le désordre.

What is the verb "vissent" - I can only find - voir/ils voient

Merci

Dragana

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