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.
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 ?