Different grammar for "après que" and "avant que"?
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WilliamKwiziq community member
Different grammar for "après que" and "avant que"?
Après que uses the indicative while the avant que uses the "ne" plus subjunctive. They appear to express similar thought, after and before. Perhaps there is a difference sense in French. Thoughts.
This question relates to:French lesson "Avant que + ne explétif + Le Subjonctif = Before I do"
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LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour William,
They seem similar, but they're not: "after you do something" is a factual statement, because it has already happened. In contrast, "before you do something" is a hypothesis: it may or may not happen. Therefore French requires the indicative with the factual après que, but the subjunctive with the hypothetical avant que.
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Different grammar for "après que" and "avant que"?
Après que uses the indicative while the avant que uses the "ne" plus subjunctive. They appear to express similar thought, after and before. Perhaps there is a difference sense in French. Thoughts.
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