sucediera

would happen, would occur

→ suceder
suced happen; occur + iera Imperfect subjunctive
verb · imperfect tense Rare #28,081
would happen, would occur This form is commonly used in a clause after verbs like “hope” or “think.”
SP: Esperaba que sucediera algo bueno.
EN: I hoped something good would happen.
Conjugation of suceder
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sucedía —
Third sucedía —
sucediera

No permitiría que esto sucediera.

I wouldn't let this happen.

Es una pena que no sucediera.

It's a shame it didn't happen.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Nunca quise que esto sucediera.

I never wanted this to happen.

¿Cómo permitiste que sucediera esto?

How could you let this happen?

— Lars y la chica real (2007)

¿Qué esperaba que nos sucediera?

What did he expect to happen to us?

— El Gatopardo (1963)

Nunca pensé que esto me sucediera a mí.

I never thought this would happen to me.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Estaría muy disgustado si eso sucediera.

I would be very upset if that happened.

Si eso sucediera, ¿qué harías?

If that happened, what would you do?

Lo que hiciste que sucediera, lo que preparaste en Regenmeld.

What you made happen, what you prepared in Regenmeld.

— Hamnet (2025)

En realidad esperaba que sucediera un milagro.

I was actually hoping a miracle would happen.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Nunca quise que nada de esto sucediera.

I never wanted any of this to happen.

Tom esperaba que esto sucediera.

Tom expected this to happen.

Nadie esperaba que algo así sucediera.

Nobody expected something like this to happen.