Breakdown of Queremos coordinar la logística antes de que el comité llegue.
de
from / of
llegar
to arrive
querer
to want
que
that / than
antes
before / earlier
coordinar
to coordinate
la logística
the logistics
el comité
the committee
Questions & Answers about Queremos coordinar la logística antes de que el comité llegue.
Why is llegue in the subjunctive instead of the regular present tense llega?
The phrase antes de que (before) always triggers the subjunctive in Spanish. This is because it refers to an event that hasn't happened yet at the time of the main action. Whenever you use antes de que, you must follow it with a subjunctive verb like llegue.
Why is there a 'u' in llegue? The infinitive is llegar.
Can we avoid the subjunctive and just say antes de llegar?
Not in this sentence, because the subject changes. You use antes de + infinitive when the same person does both actions (for example, 'we want to coordinate before WE arrive'). But since 'we' are coordinating and 'the committee' is arriving, you must use antes de que plus the subjunctive.
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