In the sentence ‘avant que tu ne bouleverses notre vie...’

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In the sentence ‘avant que tu ne bouleverses notre vie...’

Why not use the past subjunctive instead of the present subjunctive which is used here? It’s translated from ‘Before you turned our world...’.

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago
Gabrielle W.C1Kwiziq community member

J’ai la même question

Julia K.C1Kwiziq community member

My thoughts exactly 

In the sentence ‘avant que tu ne bouleverses notre vie...’

Why not use the past subjunctive instead of the present subjunctive which is used here? It’s translated from ‘Before you turned our world...’.

Thanks

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