plan
plans
planning
planned
Plan means to decide in advance. Regular: plan-planned-planned.
Meanings
- To decide in advance
- To design
- To intend
Common Collocations
plan ahead
plan on
plan to
as planned
planning permission
Tip for Learners
Note double N in planned. Plan ahead = prepare for future. As planned = as intended.
Present Simple
| I | plan |
| you | plan |
| he/she/it | plans |
| we | plan |
| they | plan |
Examples - Present Simple
- I plan my week every Sunday.
- You plan the parties beautifully.
- She plans her trips carefully.
- We plan our meals weekly.
- They plan events professionally.
Present Continuous
| I | am planning |
| you | are planning |
| he/she/it | is planning |
| we | are planning |
| they | are planning |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am planning my vacation.
- You are planning the party.
- She is planning the trip.
- We are planning the wedding.
- They are planning the event.
Present Perfect
| I | have planned |
| you | have planned |
| he/she/it | has planned |
| we | have planned |
| they | have planned |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have planned my vacation.
- You have planned the party.
- She has planned the trip.
- We have planned the wedding.
- They have planned the event.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been planning |
| you | have been planning |
| he/she/it | has been planning |
| we | have been planning |
| they | have been planning |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been planning for weeks.
- You have been planning the party.
- She has been planning the trip.
- We have been planning the wedding.
- They have been planning events.
Past Simple
| I | planned |
| you | planned |
| he/she/it | planned |
| we | planned |
| they | planned |
Examples - Past Simple
- I planned the trip.
- You planned the party.
- She planned the event.
- We planned the wedding.
- They planned the project.
Past Continuous
| I | was planning |
| you | were planning |
| he/she/it | was planning |
| we | were planning |
| they | were planning |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was planning my vacation.
- You were planning the party.
- She was planning the trip.
- We were planning the wedding.
- They were planning the event.
Past Perfect
| I | had planned |
| you | had planned |
| he/she/it | had planned |
| we | had planned |
| they | had planned |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had planned the trip.
- You had planned the party.
- She had planned the event.
- We had planned the wedding.
- They had planned the project.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been planning |
| you | had been planning |
| he/she/it | had been planning |
| we | had been planning |
| they | had been planning |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been planning for weeks.
- You had been planning the party.
- He had been planning the trip.
- We had been planning the wedding.
- They had been planning events.
Future Simple
| I | will plan |
| you | will plan |
| he/she/it | will plan |
| we | will plan |
| they | will plan |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will plan my vacation.
- You will plan the party.
- She will plan the trip.
- We will plan the wedding.
- They will plan the event.
Future Continuous
| I | will be planning |
| you | will be planning |
| he/she/it | will be planning |
| we | will be planning |
| they | will be planning |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be planning tomorrow.
- You will be planning the party.
- He will be planning the trip.
- We will be planning the wedding.
- They will be planning the event.
Future Perfect
| I | will have planned |
| you | will have planned |
| he/she/it | will have planned |
| we | will have planned |
| they | will have planned |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have planned everything.
- You will have planned the party.
- She will have planned the trip.
- We will have planned the wedding.
- They will have planned the event.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been planning |
| you | will have been planning |
| he/she/it | will have been planning |
| we | will have been planning |
| they | will have been planning |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been planning for months.
- You will have been planning the party.
- He will have been planning the trip.
- We will have been planning the wedding.
- They will have been planning events.