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If I had anticipated the future consequences, I would have made a very different decision.

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Sentence

Narrator

If I had anticipated the future consequences, I would have made a very different decision.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should always consider the future consequences before making a decision.

Describing Habits

I try to carefully consider the long-term effects before committing to anything.

Asking About Others

Did you foresee the potential problems before making your choice?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I had known the outcome, I would have acted differently.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had I foreseen the future ramifications, my decision would have been substantially altered.

Casual

If I'd known what was coming, I would have done things totally differently.

Simpler English

Knowing what I know now, I would have chosen differently.

Phrases to learn

anticipated the future consequences

To have foreseen or predicted the results of a decision.

made a very different decision

To have chosen a significantly different course of action.