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Kumenglish Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Intend

What is the difference between

I intend to say

and

I had intended say

  

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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.

  • "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.
  • Tomorrow I'm going to go to the doctor.
  • I intend to tell him all my symptoms.
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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.

Tomorrow I'm going to go to the doctor. I in

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