Expressing opinions tentatively
It must be awful to..
Hypothesising
Regrets, wished, hopes
Defending a point of view
If this happened, it would...
Another benefit of this is that
Don't you think it might be...
Evaluating past actions
Evaluation options
Expressing empathy or sympathy
i suppose it...
I'm convinced that...
I take your point, but...
Expressing assumptions
I'm not completely sure if...
I should have...
Expressing beliefs
Developing an argument
The advantage of this is...
Expressing reservations
If only I had...
