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SPANISH VERB

planear

to plan

  • #318 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: planeando
  • Past participle: planeado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I plan
  2. tú you plan
  3. usted, él, ella he/she plans
  4. nosotros we plan
  5. vosotros Spain you all plan
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they plan

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I planned
  2. tú you planned
  3. usted, él, ella he/she planned
  4. nosotros we planned
  5. vosotros Spain you all planned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they planned

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to plan
  2. tú you used to plan
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to plan
  4. nosotros we used to plan
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to plan
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to plan

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will plan
  2. tú you will plan
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will plan
  4. nosotros we will plan
  5. vosotros Spain you all will plan
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will plan

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would plan
  2. tú you would plan
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would plan
  4. nosotros we would plan
  5. vosotros Spain you all would plan
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would plan

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I plan
  2. tú (that) you plan
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she plan
  4. nosotros (that) we plan
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all plan
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they plan

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I planned
  2. tú (if) you planned
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she planned
  4. nosotros (if) we planned
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all planned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they planned

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú plan!
  2. usted plan! (formal)
  3. nosotros plan! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain plan! (all of you)
  5. ustedes plan! (all of you)

How to use planear

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Planeamos un viaje a Perú para el verano.

    We're planning a trip to Peru for the summer.

  2. Past

    ¿Quién planeó la fiesta sorpresa de Marta?

    Who planned Marta's surprise party?

  3. Imperfect

    Cada diciembre planeábamos las vacaciones en familia.

    Every December we planned the family vacation.

  4. Future

    Planearé la ruta esta noche con el mapa.

    I'll plan the route tonight with the map.

  5. Conditional

    Yo planearía la boda con más tiempo.

    I would plan the wedding with more time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que planeemos juntos el presupuesto del mes.

    I want us to plan the month's budget together.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi jefe pidió que planeara la reunión para el lunes.

    My boss asked me to plan the meeting for Monday.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Planea bien el viaje, que allí todo cierra temprano!

    Plan the trip well, everything closes early there!

Good to know

  • In Spain "planear" also means to glide; for plans, "planificar" is common there too.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.