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Originally Posted by poli
If you think about it, it's logical that antes de que takes the subjunctive, because outcome can never be certain.
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You might think that is logical, but I don't think it is logical for statements in the past where there is no causal relationship.
A: She put her coat on before it started to rain.
B: She put her coat on before she caught a cold.
In A, there is no causal relationship, but there is in B. If I'm not mistaken, Spanish would use a subjunctive in both A and B, but I don't think this is logical in A. As a comparison, I think I'm right in saying that at least Latin, Greek and German would use a subjunctive in B, but not A.