this would happen

cela arriverait

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cela arriverait S’emploie pour parler d’un événement qui était envisagé comme possible ou attendu dans le passé.
EN: I didn't know this would happen.
FR: Je ne savais pas que cela arriverait.

I always thought this would happen.

J’ai toujours pensé que cela arriverait.

I've always known this would happen someday.

J’ai toujours su que ça arriverait un jour.

I didn't think this would happen.

Je ne pensais pas que cela arriverait.

How did you know that this would happen?

Comment saviez-vous que cela allait arriver ?

— RRR (2022)

We were told this would happen.

On nous avait prévenus.

I felt sure this would happen.

J’étais certain(e) que cela arriverait.

I predicted this would happen months ago.

J’avais prédit que cela arriverait il y a des mois.

Jose, I knew this would happen as soon as I saw the whiskey.

Jose, je savais que ça arriverait dès que j'ai vu le whisky.

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

You knew this would happen, didn't you?

Tu savais que ça arriverait, n’est-ce pas ?

I didn't know this would happen!

Je ne savais pas que ça arriverait !

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

She must've had a feeling this would happen soon.

Elle devait se douter que cela arriverait bientôt.

— Tokyo Story (1953)

They should've known that this would happen.

Ils auraient dû savoir que cela arriverait.

I had a premonition that this would happen.

J’ai eu le pressentiment que cela arriverait.

I've always known that this would happen someday.

J’ai toujours su que cela arriverait un jour.

I didn't know this would happen.

Je ne savais pas que cela arriverait.

— Happy Together (1997)

I never thought this would happen.

Je n’aurais jamais pensé que cela arriverait.