would spend, would come by, would die, would work, would be accepted
Pour tout vous dire, Sandy, j'ai cru un instant que ça ne passerait pas.
To tell you the truth, Sandy, for a moment I thought it wasn’t going to work out.
— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)
On a souvent pensé qu'on y passerait et on est toujours là.
People have often thought we'd die, but we're still here.
— Carnets de voyage (2004)
Il a dit qu'Ivan passerait la prendre.
He said Ivan would come by to pick her up.
— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)
Je pensais que Tom passerait la nuit à Boston.
I thought Tom would spend the night in Boston.