ce qui allait se passer

what was going to happen

→ ce
phrase Rare #45,285
what was going to happen Used to refer to a future event from a past point of view.
FR: Personne ne savait ce qui allait se passer.
EN: Nobody knew what was going to happen.

Il savait ce qui allait se passer.

He knew what was going to happen.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Aucune d'entre nous n'avait la moindre idée de ce qui allait se passer.

None of us had the slightest idea what was going to happen.

Personne ne savait vraiment ce qui allait se passer.

No one really knew what was going to happen.

Je ne pouvais pas dire à Tom ce qui allait se passer.

I couldn't tell Tom what was going to happen.

Elle savait ce qui allait se passer.

She knew what was going to happen.