What is the difference between
I intend to say
and
I had intended say
"I intend to say" expresses the idea that you have some plan or expectation of what you will say in the future. "I had intended to say" expresses the idea that you already had the plan or expectation of what you were going to say in the past. You may have already said it, or it could be that you were going to say it, but then you didn't.
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"I intend to say" expresses the idea that you have some plan or expectation of what you will say in the future.
"I had intended to say" expresses the idea that you already had the plan or expectation of what you were going to say in the past. You may have already said it, or it could be that you were going to say it, but then you didn't.
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