French language Q&A Forum

Way too fast to understand! 

Re Daniel E’s post and responses below

I’m finding the use of the subjunctive past for future actions unexpectedly tricky, I think because the English "I need to leave by nine" or "they need us to arrive", already includes the idea of a completed future action (you can’t leave without having left or arrive without having arrived!)

Is the subjunctive present ever an option in this type of sentence or is the subjunctive past mandated?

In the audio for “Bonjour, je souhaiterais visiter l'Afrique francophone.” is anyone else hearing instead “Bonjour, je souhaiterais à visiter l'Afrique francophone.”?

I thought DE followed the negative.  In which case(s) is that true?

"Faisant le mur" ... une métaphore intéressante!

Ma Larousse dit que échelle est féminine.

Quand est-ce qu'on utilise "pendant que" avec le subjonctif?

Just wanna double check, in the sentance "J'admire leurs belles créations" there is actually no way of hearing if it's plural or singular? Or am i suppose to understand that it was suppose to be plural somehow?

Which is correct je ne veux pas or que ne je voulais pas