| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | better I | rare inverted preference form |
| 2. | I aim to | intend or try to |
| 3. | I aimed to | tried or intended to |
| 4. | I am about to | I will do it very soon |
| 5. | I am due to | I am scheduled to |
| 6. | I am going to | I plan to do it |
| 7. | I am meant to | I am supposed to |
| 8. | I am set to | I am expected to begin |
| 9. | I am to | I am supposed to |
| 10. | I can | I am able to |
| 11. | I care to | I wish to |
| 12. | I choose to | decide willingly to |
| 13. | I chose to | decided to |
| 14. | I could | was able to |
| 15. | I craved | wanted strongly |
| 16. | I dare say I’ll | I probably will |
| 17. | I daresay I would | probably I would |
| 18. | I decide to | make a choice to |
| 19. | I decided to | made a choice to |
| 20. | I desired | wanted formally |
| 21. | I determine to | decide firmly to |
| 22. | I determined to | decided firmly to |
| 23. | I elect to | I choose to |
| 24. | I expect to | think likely to |
| 25. | I expected to | thought I would |
| 26. | I fancy | I would like |
| 27. | I felt like | wanted to |
| 28. | I figure I’ll | I expect I will |
| 29. | I generally would | usually did in past |
| 30. | I gotta | I have to |
| 31. | I had | full form in past perfect |
| 32. | I hadn’t | contracted had not |
| 33. | I hankered to | informally wanted to |
| 34. | I have got to | I must |
| 35. | I have to | am required to |
| 36. | I hope to | want and expect to |
| 37. | I hoped to | wanted and expected to |
| 38. | I intend on | I plan on |
| 39. | I intend to | plan to |
| 40. | I intended to | planned to do |
| 41. | I longed to | wanted very much to |
| 42. | I look to | I aim to |
| 43. | I may | I might |
| 44. | I mean to | intend to |
| 45. | I meant to | intended to do |
| 46. | I might | possibly would |
| 47. | I must | need to |
| 48. | I need to | have to |
| 49. | I needed to | was required or wanted to |
| 50. | I normally would | typically did in past |
| 51. | I often would | frequently did in past |
| 52. | I opt to | choose to |
| 53. | I opted to | chose to |
| 54. | I ought to | should do |
| 55. | I plan to | intend to do |
| 56. | I planned to | arranged or intended to |
| 57. | I prefer to | like better to |
| 58. | I preferred to | liked better in past |
| 59. | I resolve to | firmly decide to |
| 60. | I resolved to | firmly decided to |
| 61. | I seek to | try to |
| 62. | I shall | I will |
| 63. | I should like to | formal polite desire |
| 64. | I should probably | I likely ought to |
| 65. | I sometimes would | occasionally did in past |
| 66. | I sought to | tried to |
| 67. | I used to | past habitual action |
| 68. | I want to | desire to |
| 69. | I wanted to | past wish or intention |
| 70. | I was about to | nearly did |
| 71. | I was compelled to | was forced to |
| 72. | I was due to | expected or scheduled to |
| 73. | I was eager to | very willing to |
| 74. | I was expected to | others thought I should |
| 75. | I was forced to | had no choice but to |
| 76. | I was going to | planned or expected to |
| 77. | I was inclined to | tended or wanted to |
| 78. | I was keen to | eager to |
| 79. | I was meant to | supposed to |
| 80. | I was obliged to | was required to |
| 81. | I was prepared to | ready and able to |
| 82. | I was ready to | prepared to do |
| 83. | I was required to | had to do |
| 84. | I was set to | scheduled or likely to |
| 85. | I was supposed to | expected to do |
| 86. | I was to | formal planned future-in-past |
| 87. | I was unwilling | not willing |
| 88. | I was willing to | ready to do |
| 89. | I will | I intend to |
| 90. | I wish to | formal desire to |
| 91. | I wished I could | regretful desire |
| 92. | I wished to | formal past desire |
| 93. | I would | full form of I’d |
| 94. | I would’ve | contracted would have |
| 95. | I wouldn’t | negative contraction expansion |
| 96. | I yearned to | wanted deeply to |
| 97. | if I were to | formal hypothetical possibility |
| 98. | might I | may I |
| 99. | ought I | should I |
| 100. | were I to | formal hypothetical if I did |

