Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.

StevenC1Kwiziq community member

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 the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)"

Asked 6 years ago

AurélieKwiziq team member

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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Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.

Why should the "ne" be included - is it another negative form?

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