Use of que

Question

This exercise uses que in two places I don't understand.  First, ¨Alors que je traversais un coin...¨  Second ¨J'ai attendu que la depanneuse arrive.¨  I think "alors que" means while.  It seems the second usage should be "jusqu'á."  I have never seen que used that way.

Accepted Answer

Hi Carl,
These are standard forms:-
Attendre que + subjunctive
Alors que + indicative
Hope this helps.
Jim

Answer

Bonjour Carl,To supplement Jim's answer: https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/attendre-quelqu-un-vs-s-attendre-a-quelque-chose-to-wait-vs-to-expect

Answer

I agree with Carl that “J'ai attendu que la dépanneuse arrive.” looks strange. I haven’t seen this structure before (I think it looks odd due to the verb “arrive” being alone at the end). So it’s good to learn that this is a normal and valid part of French.