| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Accidents will happen. | Unwanted events are inevitable. |
| 2. | Boys will be boys. | Typical behavior is expected. |
| 3. | Every summer we’d travel. | Usual past activity. |
| 4. | He promised he would return. | Past promise about future. |
| 5. | He said he would help. | Reported promise to help. |
| 6. | He will have left by now. | Likely completed departure. |
| 7. | He will never change. | Strong prediction about behavior. |
| 8. | He will understand. | Future understanding expected. |
| 9. | He won’t listen. | Refuses to listen. |
| 10. | He would not agree. | Refusal or unlikely agreement. |
| 11. | He would often sing. | Habit in the past. |
| 12. | I hoped you would stay. | Past hope about action. |
| 13. | I knew it would happen. | Expected future from past. |
| 14. | I will be there. | Promise of future presence. |
| 15. | I will call you back. | Promise to return call. |
| 16. | I will do my best. | Promise of effort. |
| 17. | I will help you. | Future promise to help. |
| 18. | I will keep trying. | Promise of persistence. |
| 19. | I will not forget. | Promise not to forget. |
| 20. | I wish it would stop. | Desire for change. |
| 21. | I wish you would listen. | Complaint about behavior. |
| 22. | I would go if invited. | Conditional willingness. |
| 23. | I would guess no. | Tentative guess. |
| 24. | I would hope not. | Tentative negative hope. |
| 25. | I would imagine so. | Tentative agreement. |
| 26. | I would like some tea. | Polite expression of desire. |
| 27. | I would love to go. | Strong polite desire. |
| 28. | I would never do that. | Strong refusal or denial. |
| 29. | I would rather leave. | States preference to leave. |
| 30. | I would say yes. | Tentative opinion. |
| 31. | If only he would call. | Strong wish for action. |
| 32. | If only they would agree. | Strong wish for agreement. |
| 33. | It will rain tomorrow. | Future weather prediction. |
| 34. | It would seem unfair. | Tentative judgment. |
| 35. | My dad would read aloud. | Repeated past behavior. |
| 36. | Oil will float on water. | General truth about oil. |
| 37. | One would expect better. | General expectation. |
| 38. | She believed it would work. | Past belief in success. |
| 39. | She said she would call. | Future in the past. |
| 40. | She will arrive soon. | Future arrival expected. |
| 41. | She will be waiting outside. | Likely current waiting. |
| 42. | She won’t eat it. | Refuses to eat. |
| 43. | She would help if asked. | Conditional readiness to help. |
| 44. | She would visit us weekly. | Repeated past action. |
| 45. | She wouldn’t say why. | Refused to explain. |
| 46. | That will be enough. | States sufficiency. |
| 47. | That would be John. | Likely identification. |
| 48. | That would be nice. | Polite positive reaction. |
| 49. | That would explain it. | Likely explanation. |
| 50. | The car won’t start. | Fails to start. |
| 51. | The dog wouldn’t move. | Refused to move. |
| 52. | The door won’t open. | Refuses or fails to open. |
| 53. | They thought it would rain. | Past prediction. |
| 54. | They will call later. | Future phone call expected. |
| 55. | They would rather not talk. | Preference to avoid talking. |
| 56. | They wouldn’t let us in. | Refused entry. |
| 57. | This will do. | Something is acceptable. |
| 58. | We knew she would win. | Past expectation of victory. |
| 59. | We will get through this. | Promise of overcoming difficulty. |
| 60. | We will see. | Future outcome unknown. |
| 61. | Will anyone notice? | Question about awareness. |
| 62. | Will he be okay? | Question about condition. |
| 63. | Will I need a ticket? | Question about requirement. |
| 64. | Will it work? | Question about success. |
| 65. | Will she be late? | Question about lateness. |
| 66. | Will she join us? | Asking about future participation. |
| 67. | Will there be food? | Question about food availability. |
| 68. | Will they agree? | Question about acceptance. |
| 69. | Will they be upset? | Question about reaction. |
| 70. | Will this take long? | Question about duration. |
| 71. | Will you be ready? | Question about readiness. |
| 72. | Will you come? | Question about future action. |
| 73. | Will you excuse me? | Polite request for pardon. |
| 74. | Will you help me? | Polite request for help. |
| 75. | Will you marry me? | Proposal question. |
| 76. | Will you open it? | Polite request to open. |
| 77. | Will you wait here? | Polite request to wait. |
| 78. | Would he know the answer? | Question about likelihood. |
| 79. | Would it be enough? | Question about sufficiency. |
| 80. | Would it help if I came? | Offers help conditionally. |
| 81. | Would now be a bad time? | Polite timing question. |
| 82. | Would that be okay? | Checks acceptability politely. |
| 83. | Would they mind waiting? | Question about objection. |
| 84. | Would this be possible? | Asks about possibility politely. |
| 85. | Would you care for dessert? | Polite offer of dessert. |
| 86. | Would you close the door? | Polite request to close. |
| 87. | Would you help me? | Polite request for help. |
| 88. | Would you join us? | Polite invitation. |
| 89. | Would you like coffee? | Polite offer of coffee. |
| 90. | Would you like to sit? | Polite offer of seat. |
| 91. | Would you mind waiting? | Polite request to wait. |
| 92. | Would you pass the salt? | Polite request at table. |
| 93. | Would you please stop? | Polite request to stop. |
| 94. | Would you rather stay? | Asks preference. |
| 95. | Wouldn’t it be easier? | Suggests easier option. |
| 96. | Wouldn’t that be nice? | Positive rhetorical question. |
| 97. | Wouldn’t you agree? | Seeks agreement politely. |
| 98. | You will hear from us. | Future contact promised. |
| 99. | You will like it. | Prediction about preference. |
| 100. | You would think so. | Expected assumption. |