Planear Conjugation | How to Conjugate Planear in Spanish

Planear means “to plan,” “to make plans,” and in other senses “to glide.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation, double-vowel forms such as planeé and planee, and core planning patterns.

Planear conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Planear keeps the stable stem plane- and takes ordinary -AR endings. This naturally produces sequences such as planeé — “I planned” — and planee — “that I plan.”

Planear gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle planeado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	planear	to plan
Gerund	planeando	planning
Past participle	planeado	planned

Planear meaning and essential uses

Planear is commonly transitive in the everyday planning sense: Planeamos el viaje. — “We plan the trip.” It can also be followed by an infinitive: Planeo viajar en octubre. — “I plan to travel in October.”

RAE also records intransitive senses for birds and aircraft, meaning to glide with wings extended or to descend in a glide. These meanings use the same regular conjugation.

Planear regular conjugation pattern

The stem plane- remains unchanged throughout the paradigm. Forms such as planeo — “I plan,” planeé — “I planned,” and planee — “that I plan” — follow normal -AR morphology even though adjacent vowels appear in writing.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Planear indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Planear present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planeo	I plan
Tú — you, singular informal	planeas	you plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planea	he / she plans; you plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeamos	we plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planeáis	you plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planean	they plan; you plan (plural)

• Planeo mis tareas al comienzo de la semana. — I plan my tasks at the beginning of the week.

Planear preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planeé	I planned
Tú — you, singular informal	planeaste	you planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planeó	he / she planned; you planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeamos	we planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planeasteis	you planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planearon	they planned; you planned (plural)

• Ayer planeé el viaje con Marta. — Yesterday I planned the trip with Marta.

Planear imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planeaba	I used to plan / was planning
Tú — you, singular informal	planeabas	you used to plan / were planning
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planeaba	he / she used to plan / was planning; you used to plan / were planning (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeábamos	we used to plan / were planning
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planeabais	you used to plan / were planning (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planeaban	they used to plan / were planning; you used to plan / were planning (plural)

• Antes planeaba cada detalle con mucha anticipación. — I used to plan every detail far in advance.

Planear present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus planeando — “planning.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy planeando	I am planning
Tú — you, singular informal	estás planeando	you are planning
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está planeando	he / she is planning; you are planning (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos planeando	we are planning
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis planeando	you are planning (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están planeando	they are planning; you are planning (plural)

• Estamos planeando una reunión para octubre. — We are planning a meeting for October.

Planear near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and planear.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a planear	I am going to plan
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a planear	you are going to plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a planear	he / she is going to plan; you are going to plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a planear	we are going to plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a planear	you are going to plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a planear	they are going to plan; you are going to plan (plural)

• Voy a planear la siguiente etapa. — I am going to plan the next stage.

Planear future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planearé	I will plan
Tú — you, singular informal	planearás	you will plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planeará	he / she will plan; you will plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planearemos	we will plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planearéis	you will plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planearán	they will plan; you will plan (plural)

• Planearemos el proyecto mañana. — We will plan the project tomorrow.

Planear conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planearía	I would plan
Tú — you, singular informal	planearías	you would plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planearía	he / she would plan; you would plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planearíamos	we would plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planearíais	you would plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planearían	they would plan; you would plan (plural)

• Planearía una ruta más corta. — I would plan a shorter route.

Planear present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he planeado	I have planned
Tú — you, singular informal	has planeado	you have planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha planeado	he / she has planned; you have planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos planeado	we have planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis planeado	you have planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han planeado	they have planned; you have planned (plural)

• He planeado todo el fin de semana. — I have planned the whole weekend.

Planear past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había planeado	I had planned
Tú — you, singular informal	habías planeado	you had planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había planeado	he / she had planned; you had planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos planeado	we had planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais planeado	you had planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían planeado	they had planned; you had planned (plural)

• Ya habíamos planeado esa actividad. — We had already planned that activity.

Planear future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré planeado	I will have planned
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás planeado	you will have planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá planeado	he / she will have planned; you will have planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos planeado	we will have planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis planeado	you will have planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán planeado	they will have planned; you will have planned (plural)

• Para entonces habrán planeado todo el calendario. — By then they will have planned the whole calendar.

Planear conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría planeado	I would have planned
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías planeado	you would have planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría planeado	he / she would have planned; you would have planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos planeado	we would have planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais planeado	you would have planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían planeado	they would have planned; you would have planned (plural)

• Habría planeado otra fecha. — I would have planned another date.

Planear subjunctive conjugations

Planear present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planee	that I plan
Tú — you, singular informal	planees	that you plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planee	that he / she plan; that you plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeemos	that we plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planeéis	that you plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planeen	that they plan; that you plan (plural)

• Quiero que planees el siguiente paso. — I want you to plan the next step.

Planear imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planeara	that I planned
Tú — you, singular informal	planearas	that you planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planeara	that he / she planned; that you planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeáramos	that we planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planearais	that you planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planearan	that they planned; that you planned (plural)

• Preferían que planeáramos el viaje juntos. — They preferred that we plan the trip together.
• Era mejor que planeases primero el presupuesto. — It was better for you to plan the budget first.

Planear future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	planeare	if / when I should plan
Tú — you, singular informal	planeares	if / when you should plan
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	planeare	if / when he / she should plan; if / when you should plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	planeáremos	if / when we should plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planeareis	if / when you should plan (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	planearen	if / when they should plan; if / when you should plan (plural)

• Quien planeare la actividad deberá presentar un calendario. — Whoever should plan the activity must present a schedule.

Planear present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya planeado	that I have planned
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas planeado	that you have planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya planeado	that he / she has planned; that you have planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos planeado	that we have planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis planeado	that you have planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan planeado	that they have planned; that you have planned (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas planeado todo con tiempo. — I am glad that you planned everything in advance.

Planear past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera planeado	that I had planned
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras planeado	that you had planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera planeado	that he / she had planned; that you had planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos planeado	that we had planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais planeado	that you had planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran planeado	that they had planned; that you had planned (plural)

• Si hubiéramos planeado mejor la ruta, habríamos llegado antes. — If we had planned the route better, we would have arrived earlier.
• Si hubieses planeado otra fecha, podría asistir. — If you had planned another date, I could attend.

Planear future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle planeado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere planeado	if / when I should have planned
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres planeado	if / when you should have planned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere planeado	if / when he / she should have planned; if / when you should have planned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos planeado	if / when we should have planned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis planeado	if / when you should have planned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren planeado	if / when they should have planned; if / when you should have planned (plural)

• Si hubieren planeado cambios, deberán comunicarlos. — If they should have planned changes, they must communicate them.

Planear imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Planear affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	planea	plan
Usted — you, singular formal	planee	plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	planeemos	let’s plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	planead	plan (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	planeen	plan (plural)

• Planea primero los pasos principales. — Plan the main steps first.

Planear negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no planees	do not plan
Usted — you, singular formal	no planee	do not plan (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no planeemos	let’s not plan
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no planeéis	do not plan (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no planeen	do not plan (plural)

• No planees demasiado sin dejar margen para cambios. — Do not overplan without leaving room for changes.

Common constructions with Planear

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• planear algo. — to plan something.
• planear + infinitive. — to plan to do something.
• planear un viaje, proyecto, or actividad. — to plan a trip, project, or activity.
• planear en el aire. — to glide through the air, in the aviation or bird sense.

Example sentences with Planear

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Planeamos viajar en primavera. — We plan to travel in spring.
• ¿Has planeado ya el fin de semana? — Have you planned the weekend yet?
• Estoy planeando una nueva actividad. — I am planning a new activity.
• Espero que planees con suficiente tiempo. — I hope you plan far enough in advance.
• El ave planea sobre el valle. — The bird glides over the valley.
• Planea el presupuesto antes de reservar. — Plan the budget before booking.

Regional and usage notes for Planear

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos planeás todo con anticipación. — You plan everything in advance. (voseo)
• Planeá primero el presupuesto. — Plan the budget first. (affirmative vos command)

Planear is fully regular. Do not mistake the adjacent vowels in planeé or planee for irregularity; they are the predictable result of the stem plane- plus standard -AR endings.