"Had I known" vs. "If I would've known" Hi, What's the correct way to say this? 1) Had I known there were going to be these many guests, I would've ordered more food. 2) If I had known there were g

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"Had I known" vs. "If I would've known" Hi, What's the correct way to say this? 1) Had I known there were going to be these many guests, I would've ordered more food. 2) If I had known there were going to be these many guests, I would've ordered more food. 3) If I would've known there were going to be these many guests, I would've ordered more food. Thank you!

Apr 19, 2019 3:51 PM

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1) Had I known there were going to be this many guests, I would've ordered more food. Correct. Fairly formal. 2) If I had known there were going to be this many guests, I would've ordered more food. Correct. Standard. 3) If I would've known there were going to be this many guests, I would've ordered more food. Incorrect. However, you will hear native English speakers say this. Don't copy it. NB Note I've corrected 'these' to 'this' throughout.

April 19, 2019

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