if i had known → if i'd known /ɪf aɪd noʊn/ Elision
Expresses regret or a hypothetical situation in the past, meaning 'if I possessed this knowledge at that earlier time'.
The 'h' sound and sometimes the 'a' vowel in 'had' are often dropped, reducing it to a /d/ sound when it follows a pronoun or another word ending in a vowel. This makes the past perfect sound shorter and smoother, common in everyday speech.
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if i had known → if i'd known
/ɪf aɪd noʊn/
Expresses regret or a hypothetical situation in the past, meaning 'if I possessed this knowledge at that earlier time'.
The 'h' sound and sometimes the 'a' vowel in 'had' are often dropped, reducing it to a /d/ sound when it follows a pronoun or another word ending in a vowel. This makes the past perfect sound shorter and smoother, common in everyday speech.
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Example 1
If I'd known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.
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Example 2
I wouldn't have gone if I'd known how crowded it would be.
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Example 3
She said if I'd known the answer, I should have told her.
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Example 4
If I'd known you were busy, I wouldn't have called.
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Example 5
I would've packed an umbrella if I'd known it would rain.
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