se produirait

would happen

→ se
phrase Rare #39,737
would happen Often used to talk about something expected or predicted in the past.
FR: Personne ne savait ce qui se produirait ensuite.
EN: No one knew what would happen next.

Ils auraient dû savoir que ceci se produirait.

They should have known that this would happen.

Je savais que ça se produirait.

I knew this would happen.

Je ne pensais pas que ceci se produirait.

I didn’t think this would happen.

Je vous ai dit que ceci se produirait.

I told you this would happen.

Comment avez-vous su que cela se produirait?

How did you know that this would happen?

— Mirage (2018)