planear — Spanish conjugation

to plan

Frequency#452Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoplaneoI plan
planeasyou plan
vosplaneásyou plan
él/ella/Ud.planeahe/she/it plans
nosotrosplaneamoswe plan
vosotrosplaneáisyou (pl.) plan
ellos/ellas/Uds.planeanthey plan

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoplaneéI planned
planeasteyou planned
vosplaneasteyou planned
él/ella/Ud.planeóhe/she/it planned
nosotrosplaneamoswe planned
vosotrosplaneasteisyou (pl.) planned
ellos/ellas/Uds.planearonthey planned

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoplaneaba
planeabas
vosplaneabas
él/ella/Ud.planeaba
nosotrosplaneábamos
vosotrosplaneabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.planeaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoplanearíaI would plan
planearíasyou would plan
vosplanearíasyou would plan
él/ella/Ud.planearíahe/she/it would plan
nosotrosplanearíamoswe would plan
vosotrosplanearíaisyou (pl.) would plan
ellos/ellas/Uds.planearíanthey would plan

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoplanearéI will plan
planearásyou will plan
vosplanearásyou will plan
él/ella/Ud.planearáhe/she/it will plan
nosotrosplanearemoswe will plan
vosotrosplanearéisyou (pl.) will plan
ellos/ellas/Uds.planearánthey will plan

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe planeadoI have planned
has planeadoyou have planned
voshas planeadoyou have planned
él/ella/Ud.ha planeadohe/she/it has planned
nosotroshemos planeadowe have planned
vosotroshabéis planeadoyou (pl.) have planned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han planeadothey have planned

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía planeadoI had planned
habías planeadoyou had planned
voshabías planeadoyou had planned
él/ella/Ud.había planeadohe/she/it had planned
nosotroshabíamos planeadowe had planned
vosotroshabíais planeadoyou (pl.) had planned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían planeadothey had planned

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría planeado
habrías planeado
voshabrías planeado
él/ella/Ud.habría planeado
nosotroshabríamos planeado
vosotroshabríais planeado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían planeado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré planeadoI will have planned
habrás planeadoyou will have planned
voshabrás planeadoyou will have planned
él/ella/Ud.habrá planeadohe/she/it will have planned
nosotroshabremos planeadowe will have planned
vosotroshabréis planeadoyou (pl.) will have planned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán planeadothey will have planned

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoplanee
planees
vosplanees
él/ella/Ud.planee
nosotrosplaneemos
vosotrosplaneéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.planeen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoplaneara
planearas
vosplanearas
él/ella/Ud.planeara
nosotrosplaneáramos
vosotrosplanearais
ellos/ellas/Uds.planearan

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoplanease
planeases
vosplaneases
él/ella/Ud.planease
nosotrosplaneásemos
vosotrosplaneaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.planeasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya planeado
hayas planeado
voshayas planeado
él/ella/Ud.haya planeado
nosotroshayamos planeado
vosotroshayáis planeado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan planeado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera planeado
hubieras planeado
voshubieras planeado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera planeado
nosotroshubiéramos planeado
vosotroshubierais planeado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran planeado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
planea
vosplaneá
él/ella/Ud.planee
nosotrosplaneemos
vosotrosplanead
ustedesplaneen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no planees
vosno planees
él/ella/Ud.no planee
nosotrosno planeemos
vosotrosno planeéis
ustedesno planeen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy planeando
estás planeando
vosestás planeando
él/ella/Ud.está planeando
nosotrosestamos planeando
vosotrosestáis planeando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están planeando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve planeando
estuviste planeando
vosestuviste planeando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo planeando
nosotrosestuvimos planeando
vosotrosestuvisteis planeando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron planeando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba planeando
estabas planeando
vosestabas planeando
él/ella/Ud.estaba planeando
nosotrosestábamos planeando
vosotrosestabais planeando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban planeando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría planeando
estarías planeando
vosestarías planeando
él/ella/Ud.estaría planeando
nosotrosestaríamos planeando
vosotrosestaríais planeando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían planeando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré planeando
estarás planeando
vosestarás planeando
él/ella/Ud.estará planeando
nosotrosestaremos planeando
vosotrosestaréis planeando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán planeando