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-ㄹ/을 걸 그랬다

l/eul geol geuraetda
is a way to express regret by saying "I should have done..." or "I regret that I didn't do...." The last part, 그랬다 (geuraetda) means "it was so" or "I did it." So literally, you're saying, "I did A while I could have done B." Here, 걸 (geol) is short for 것을 (geos-eul).
말할 걸 그랬어요.

malhal geol geuraesseoyo
"I should have told him."
좀 더 일찍 올 걸 그랬어.

jom deo iljjik ol geol geuraesseo.
"Too bad I didn't come earlier."
공부를 더 열심히 할 걸 그랬어.

gongbu-reul deo yeolsimhi hal geol geuraesseo.
"I should have studied harder."
조심할 걸 그랬어.

josimhal geol geuraesseo.
"I regret not having been careful."
더 좋은 걸 살 걸 그랬어.

deo joeun geol sal geol geuraesseo.
"I should have bought a nicer one."
그런 말은 하지 말 걸 그랬어.

geureon mal-eun haji mal geol geuraesseo.
"I regret having said such a thing."