would have imagined
Nunca hubiera imaginado así la despedida del circo.
I never would have imagined the circus’s farewell like this.
— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)
No me hubiera imaginado que vendrías a verme.
I never would have imagined you would come to see me.
— Deseo, peligro (2007)
I would never have imagined it.