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If I had known it was your birthday, I would have bought you a gift.
B1Sentence
If I had known it was your birthday, I would have bought you a gift.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Expressing Regret
I regret not knowing it was your birthday; I would have gotten you a gift.
Hypothetical Situation
Imagine if I'd known – I would have definitely bought you a present.
Casual Conversation
Oh, it was your birthday? Darn, I would have gotten you something!
Formal Apology
Please accept my apologies for not knowing about your birthday. Had I been aware, I would have presented you with a gift.
Rephrased versions
Formal
Had I been aware of your birthday, I would have purchased a gift for you.
Casual
If I'd known, I totally would have gotten you a gift!
Simpler English
I would have bought you a present if I knew.
Phrases to learn
If I had known
Expressing a hypothetical situation based on past knowledge.
would have bought
Expressing a hypothetical action in the past.