"Had you told me earlier" vs "If you had told me earlier."
24661
"had they known" or "if they had known"
10040
When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?
65426
Difference between Simple Past and Past Perfect
143859
Using "I had rather" instead of "I would rather"
85034
"If something was" vs "If something were"
75198
"Told" vs. "said to" somebody
52927
Is "I'd've" proper use of the English language?
13947
Simple past or present perfect?
10637
difference between "Have been" and "was"
5488
"If I would have lost you" vs "If I had lost you"
54106
"I assume you know" vs. "I am assuming you know"
48737
Using “used to” vs "would" when expressing something done in the past
149189
"I have been 'verb-ing'" vs. "I had been 'verb-ing'"
71907
"Didn't want to do X until Y happened" vs. "hadn't wanted to do X until Y happened"
60477
Is the past tense correct in "Did you know Fred was a doctor?"
150189
past continuous or past simple
68478
The use of "were- should- had” at the beginning of sentences instead of “if”