Spanish B2: If I had known: the pluperfect subjunctive · Phrases

For regrets about the past: si + pluperfect subjunctive (hubiera + participle), then the conditional perfect (habría + participle): Si lo hubiera sabido, habría venido. In speech, hubiera often replaces habría in the second half too: Si lo hubiera sabido, hubiera venido. The conditional perfect alone talks about what would have happened: Me habría gustado verte.

• arrepentirse — to regret
• perder — to miss, to lose
• por suerte — fortunately
• por desgracia — unfortunately
• a tiempo — in time
• la oportunidad — opportunity
• el error — mistake
• avisar — to warn, to let know

• Si lo hubiera sabido, me habría quedado. — If I had known, I would have stayed.
• Deberías habérmelo dicho. — You should have told me.
• Por suerte, llegamos a tiempo. — Fortunately, we arrived in time.
• Me habría gustado verte. — I would have liked to see you.