Photon Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
If I knew about it earlier
(1) I could have helped out with the event if I knew about it earlier.
[From a blog. The writer is Japanese.]
(2) I could have helped out with the event if I had known about it earlier.
Question: In casual speech, is it OK to use (1) instead of (2)?
Top answer
Casually, yes.
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