If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have lost my wallet.

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You should have been more careful to avoid losing your wallet.

I usually double-check my belongings, but this time I wasn't careful enough and lost my wallet.

Were you careful enough with your wallet? Did you lose it because you weren't careful?

If I had been more attentive, I wouldn't have misplaced my wallet.

Greater care on my part would have prevented the loss of my wallet.

I should have been more careful; then I wouldn't have lost my wallet.

I wasn't careful, so I lost my wallet.

To have paid more attention to detail or taken more precautions.

Would not have experienced the loss of something.