si hubiese sabido

if I had known

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if I had known Used to introduce a hypothetical condition in the past. It is followed by the conditional perfect in the result clause, such as habría venido, meaning “I would have come.” Hubiese sabido can also be expressed as hubiera sabido.

SP: Si hubiese sabido que necesitabas ayuda, te habría llamado.

EN: If I had known that you needed help, I would have called you.

Si hubiese sabido que estabas aquí, habría venido inmediatamente.

If I had known you were here, I would have come immediately.

Si hubiese sabido de tu enfermedad, podría haberte visitado en el hospital.

If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital.

Estoy seguro de que Tom me lo hubiera dicho si hubiese sabido.

I'm sure Tom would have told me if he'd known.

Si hubiese sabido que estabas aquí, habría venido de inmediato.

If I had known you were here, I would have come immediately.

Lo habría hecho si hubiese sabido que era necesario.

I would have done it if I had known it was necessary.

Si hubiese sabido lo que estaba a punto de pasar, no habría hecho eso.

If I had known what was about to happen, I wouldn't have done that.