Question abou “avant que nous ne vivons”

shabbychic45 Michele C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question abou “avant que nous ne vivons”

Why wouldn’t you use “ ils balaieront/balayeront le sol avant nous venions “ in lieu of “avant nous ne venions “ ? I’m confused about the “ne” negation. What’s its purpose?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Michele,

the below links are to the lessons that cover your question.

It is the ( optional ) ne expletif - it is formal and not heard often in everyday speech nowadays.

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/how-to-use-avant-que-ne-expletif-subjonctif-before-i-do

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/how-to-understand-the-ne-expletif

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shabbychic45 Michele C. asked:

Question abou “avant que nous ne vivons”

Why wouldn’t you use “ ils balaieront/balayeront le sol avant nous venions “ in lieu of “avant nous ne venions “ ? I’m confused about the “ne” negation. What’s its purpose?

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