Hi Todd,
If you are referring to the sentence: "... avant qu'il ne pleuve."
'Pleuve' is a subjunctive present which has to follow 'avant que'.
Hope this helps!
Could someone explain why "pleuve" is in the present tense here rather than the past?
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Could someone explain why "pleuve" is in the present tense here rather than the past?
This question relates to:French lesson "Rentrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)"
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Interesting. And that is the case even if the first part of the sentence is in the past? « Il est parti avant que... »
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