was planning to, intended to, was expecting, foresaw
Ça s'est terminé mieux que je le prévoyais.
It ended better than I expected.
Je prévoyais de vous le dire.
I was planning to tell you.
On a pris un petit but, je le prévoyais.
We conceded a silly little goal; I saw it coming.
— Hothead (1979)
Je prévoyais de te le dire.