would win, would earn
Je ne pensais pas que tu gagnerais la course.
I didn’t think you would win the race.
What would I gain from it?
Je pensais vraiment que je gagnerais.
I really thought I would win.
Je n'ai jamais imaginé un instant que je gagnerais.
I never imagined for a moment that I would win.
J'ai dit à Tom que je gagnerais.
I told Tom that I would win.