If I had known is just a different, slightly shorter way of saying if I had known, so the difference between your two sentences is just a time difference. … If I knew, it says in the simple past. If I had known / If I had known is in the past tense. When I know the answer I will tell you.
Known or known?
knew is past, had known is past perfect. The standard writing convention is to use the third-person past tense for narrative. So they would use what she knew for whatever the woman knew in her day.
What does If I had known mean?
This phrase is used when we are talking about something we didn’t know in the past but wish we had known then. Our actions in the past would have been different if we had known this information.
How do you use If I had known in a sentence?
Example sentences for I knew from inspirational English sources. I wouldn’t have done it if I had known. If I had known, I would have paid more attention. If I had known that, I would not have taken the cruise.
Is had had grammatically correct?
Yes, it’s grammatically correct and will make you sound better in the language. Examples: I had my meal when he came to my house. (Here the first “had” is an auxiliary verb and the second “had” stands for a main verb for done/finished)
If I had known, is that correct?
If I had known that, it is correct but without a question mark. If I had known is a shorter way of saying if I had known.
How do you use If I had known in a sentence?
Example sentences for I knew from inspirational English sources. I wouldn’t have done it if I had known. If I had known, I would have paid more attention. If I had known that, I would not have taken the cruise.
Did it know or would it have known?
When talking about something that didn’t happen in the past, many English speakers use the perfect conditional (when I did) when they should have used the past perfect (when I did). If I had known, [then] I would have told you. If I had known, I would have told you.
Had I been there, that is?
Definition of I’ve been there – used to say someone’s been through the same thing as someone else, I know how you feel. I was there myself.