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If I had met you earlier, I would have told you everything.

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If I had met you earlier, I would have told you everything.

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How to use in different contexts

Expressing Regret

I regret not meeting you sooner; I would have shared everything.

Hypothetical Situation

Imagine if we'd met earlier, I would have told you all about it.

Casual Conversation

Man, if I'd met you earlier, I would've spilled the beans!

Formal Setting

Had our paths crossed earlier, I would have disclosed all relevant information.

Rephrased versions

Formal

An earlier introduction would have facilitated a complete disclosure of information.

Casual

If I'd bumped into you sooner, I would have told you everything.

Simpler English

Meeting you earlier would have meant telling you everything.

Phrases to learn

If I had met you earlier

Expressing a hypothetical situation in the past.

would have told you everything

Expressing a past action that would have occurred under a different circumstance.