Why is this in the past tense and not the present tense?
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HelenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is this in the past tense and not the present tense?
"Il a peur que nous ne soyons pas rentrées à temps." (He's worried that we might not get home on time.) Why wouldn't this be in the present tense subjunctive? "il a peur que nous ne rentrions pas a temps."
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate verbs in the subjunctive past in French (Le Subjonctif Passé)"
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Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hmmmmm....I would have translated the given French sentence as: "He is afraid that we might not have got home on time." But I would hope Aurélie chimes in on that.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Helen and Chris !
Yes indeed, the translation was off, but thanks to you, I've now edited the example accordingly. :)
Merci beaucoup et à bientôt !
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Why is this in the past tense and not the present tense?
"Il a peur que nous ne soyons pas rentrées à temps." (He's worried that we might not get home on time.) Why wouldn't this be in the present tense subjunctive? "il a peur que nous ne rentrions pas a temps."
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