Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
28/04/17
Bonjour Steven !
This "ne" is not a negation here, but what we call in French the "ne explétif".
We also have this lesson How to understand the ne explétif.
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
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Steven
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28 April 2017
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Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.
Why should the "ne" be included - is it another negative form?
This question relates to:
French lesson "Conjugate semi-regular -oyer, -ayer, -uyer verbs in Le Futur (future tense)"