je pensais que ce serait
That was more difficult than I thought it would be.
C’était plus difficile que je ne le pensais.
It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
Ce n’était pas aussi facile que je le pensais.
I don't know why I thought it would be different this time.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi je pensais que cette fois, ce serait différent.
I thought it would be hard to do that.
Je pensais que ce serait difficile de faire ça.
It was more difficult to do that than I thought it would be.
C’était plus difficile à faire que je ne le pensais.
The train wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be.
Le train n’était pas aussi bondé que je le pensais.
It's not as bad as I thought it would be.
Ce n’est pas aussi grave que je le pensais.
It's a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
C’est bien plus amusant que je ne le pensais.
Isn't the way I thought it would be.
Ce n’est pas comme je pensais que ce serait.
— Summertime (1955)
This is a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
C’est bien plus amusant que je ne le pensais.