Je ne serais pas surpris que / si

[DearPrudence]

Hello everyone

I have a very silly doubt so I would appreciate any help.
Imagine there is a party next week and I would like to say:

"Je ne serais pas surpris qu'il ne vienne pas."
"Je ne serais pas surpris s'il ne vient pas."

My attempt:
"I wouldn't be surprised if / that he doesn't come."

Is it correct?

Thanks

 

[Singing Teddy]

"Je ne serais pas surpris qu'il ne vienne pas."
"Je ne serais pas surpris s'il ne venait pas."

Du coup en anglais la concordance des temps s'applique aussi :

I wouldn't be surprised if/that he didn't come

J'ai pas fait de bêtise(s) ?

 

[melu85]

Hello DP,

Je dirais "I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come" (pour respecter la concordance des temps)

 

[Fred_C]

Peut-être aussi:
"I would not be surprised that he should not come".

 

[DearPrudence]

OK, thanks

 

[la grive solitaire]

Peut-être aussi:
"I would not be surprised that he should not come".

Yes--I wouldn't be surprised should he not come.

 

[pyan]

Hello DP,
Je dirais "I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come" (pour respecter la concordance des temps)

This is how I would say it, the way I would find most natural.

Peut-être aussi:
"I would not be surprised that he should not come".

I might say something quite similar to this:
I would not be surprised that he did not come.
(Or the suggestion above from la grive solitaire: I wouldn't be surprised should he not come.)

 

[kirakuni8]

pour être honnête, I would only say "I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come", the other ones seem plus ou moins bizarre, du moins c'est ce que je pense.

 

[lisbeth.feldspar]

The most natural options, IMO:

To express doubts about the future event:

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come.
I won't be surprised if he doesn't come. (best option, I think)

The only time one would use the "that" construction, at least in colloquial English, is to discuss the event in the past:

I wasn't surprised that he didn't come.
I'm not surprised that he didn't come.

lisbeth

 

[david314]

"Je ne serais pas surpris qu'il ne vienne pas."
"Je ne serais pas surpris s'il ne vient pas."

My attempt:

"I wouldn't be surprised if / that he doesn't come."

Is it correct?

Thanks

I prefer the former, but both sound fine to me.