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If I had known about the meeting, I would have prepared better.

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If I had known about the meeting, I would have prepared better.

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How to use in different contexts

Expressing Regret

I regret not knowing about the meeting; I would have prepared more thoroughly.

Hypothetical Situation

Had I been aware of the meeting, my presentation would have been much better.

Giving an Explanation

My poor performance was due to my lack of awareness regarding the meeting.

Conversation Starter

If you had known about the meeting beforehand, what would you have done differently?

Rephrased versions

Formal

Prior knowledge of the meeting would have enabled me to prepare more adequately.

Casual

If I'd known about the meeting, I would have been way more prepared.

Simpler English

Knowing about the meeting would have helped me prepare better.

Phrases to learn

had known

Past perfect tense indicating a past action that did not happen.

would have prepared better

Expresses a hypothetical past action that would have occurred under different circumstances.