How to Say “अगर पहले पता होता तो” in English – Using “If I Had Known Earlier” Correctly

Hindi Sentences:

अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं यह घर नहीं खरीदता।
अगर पहले पता होता तो हम वहाँ नहीं जाते।
अगर पहले पता होता तो वह यह नौकरी नहीं लेता।

Description:

Learn how to translate the Hindi phrase “अगर पहले पता होता तो” into English using “If I had known earlier” to express regrets about past situations.

Rules (Structure):

• “If + subject + had + V3 (known), + subject + would have + V3 + …”
• Used for hypothetical past situations
• Shows regret or different choice if information was available earlier
• Works for all subjects (I, you, he, she, they)

Sentence Formation:

[अगर] + [पहले पता होता] + [तो] + [कर्ता] + [क्रिया (past)]
→
[If] + [subject] + [had known earlier], + [subject] + [would have] + [V3]

Examples (Hindi & English):

No.	Hindi Sentence	English Translation
1	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं आपका काम पहले करता	If I had known earlier, I would have done your work earlier
2	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुमसे कभी नहीं मिलता	If I had known earlier, I would have never met you
3	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुमसे शादी नहीं करता	If I had known earlier, I would not have married you
4	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं सुबह जल्दी आ जाता	If I had known earlier, I would have come early in the morning
5	अगर पहले पता होता तो वह पैसे लेकर आती	If she had known earlier, she would have brought the money
6	अगर पहले पता होता तो हम ट्रेन से जाते	If we had known earlier, we would have gone by train
7	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं यह कोर्स नहीं लेता	If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have taken this course
8	अगर पहले पता होता तो तुम्हें चेतावनी दे देता	If I had known earlier, I would have warned you
9	अगर पहले पता होता तो वे यहाँ नहीं आते	If they had known earlier, they wouldn’t have come here
10	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुम्हारी मदद कर देता	If I had known earlier, I would have helped you
11	अगर पहले पता होता तो हमने टिकट बुक कर लिए होते	If we had known earlier, we would have booked the tickets
12	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं अपना फोन ले आता	If I had known earlier, I would have brought my phone
13	अगर पहले पता होता तो वह इतना पैसा नहीं खर्च करता	If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have spent so much money
14	अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुम्हें सच बता देता	If I had known earlier, I would have told you the truth
15	अगर पहले पता होता तो हम यह समझौता नहीं करते	If we had known earlier, we wouldn’t have made this agreement

5 Hindi Practice Sentences (Translate into English):

1. अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुम्हारा इंतज़ार नहीं करता
2. अगर पहले पता होता तो वह यह गाड़ी नहीं खरीदता
3. अगर पहले पता होता तो हम दूसरा होटल बुक करते
4. अगर पहले पता होता तो मैं तुम्हें फोन कर देता
5. अगर पहले पता होता तो तुम यहाँ नहीं आते