Would have told or would tell?

When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done). If I had known, [then] I would have told you. If I would have known, I would have told you.

What is the meaning of if I knew?

“If I knew” uses a different tense to “If I had known” – the simple past rather than the past perfect. “I knew” refers to something that happened in the past, “I had known” refers to something that happened further in the past, compared with a standpoint in the past.

Would have told you meaning?

“I could have told you” means there was a possibility I told you these things but for some reason it was missed or did not happen. Now, you know as I am telling it to you.

How do I use knew in a sentence?

Knew Sentence Examples He knew what she meant. Of course, she knew Alex well enough now to know he didn’t like people to hand out information about him. Alex knew very well what he wanted. He knew exactly what he wanted and I told him we would buy it for him.

Would have known or had known?

Correct: If I had known that you were going to the movies, [then] I would have gone too. The conditional perfect can only go in the “then” clause — it is grammatically incorrect to use the conditional perfect in the “if” clause: Incorrect: If I would have known that you were going to the movies, I would have gone too.

What is the difference between I told you and I have told you?

“Told you” means that it happened one or several times in the past. When you say “Have told you” it means that the telling is continuing into the present and may continue into the future. It can also mean that the person was told in the more recent past rather than a long time ago.

What is the difference between “had I known” and “if I knew”?

“Had I known” has very much the same meaning as “If I had known”; if there is a difference, it is in style (“Had I known” is slightly more rhetorical). “If I knew” uses a different tense to “If I had known” – the simple past rather than the past perfect.

Is it correct to say I Knew you are going to do it?

You wouldn’t say ‘’I knew you are going to do it’, because if you say knew instead of know, it means that you no longer know, meaning something has changed. So if you knew something is going to happen, but you don’t know it now, that means you didn’t know it, you only thought/assumed it. However, you could say I knew you were going to do it.

What is the mistake if I would have done?

Mistake: If I would have…. When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done).

How do you use if I had known in a sentence?

If I had known, [then] I would have told you. If I would have known, I would have told you. The conditional perfect can only go in thethen clause – it is grammatically incorrect to use the conditional perfect in theif clause: If I had gotten paid, we could have traveled together.