que ça arriverait

that it would happen

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phrase Uncommon #21,415
that it would happen Used after verbs of thinking, saying, fearing, etc. to refer to a future event seen from the past.
FR: Je n’aurais jamais cru que ça arriverait si vite.
EN: I never would have believed that it would happen so quickly.

Elles auraient dû savoir que ça arriverait.

They should have known that this would happen.

Je n'ai jamais pensé que ça arriverait.

I never thought that would happen.

Je vous avais dit que ça arriverait.

I told you it would happen.

Je n'ai pas vraiment pensé que ça arriverait.

I didn't really think that would happen.

Je savais que ça arriverait tôt ou tard.

I knew it would happen sooner or later.

Je pensais pas que ça arriverait.

I didn't think this would happen.

Je t'avais dit que ça arriverait.

I told you it would happen.

Je ne pensais pas que ça arriverait.

I didn't think this would happen.

Je savais que ça arriverait un jour.

I knew it would happen one day.

Elle savait que ça arriverait.

She knew it would happen.

— Rebecca (1940)

Je vous l'avais dit que ça arriverait encore.

I told you it would happen again.

Tu savais que ça arriverait.

You knew this would happen.

Je savais que ça arriverait.

I knew it would happen.

Tom savait que ça arriverait.

Tom knew this would happen.

Nous savions tous que ça arriverait tôt ou tard.

We all knew it would happen sooner or later.

Même avec une arme, je pensais pas que ça arriverait.

Even with a weapon, I didn't think that would happen.

— Carandiru (2003)

J'ai eu une prémonition que ça arriverait.

I had a premonition that it would happen.