A person organizes a plan for a future event. People make plans for many kinds of activities: travel, shopping, weddings, instruction, construction, etcetera.
There are plans for a new shopping center in our city.
Our friends are making plans for a trip to Mexico.
Do you have any plans for this weekend?
I don’t have any plans.
Here’s the plan: After work on Friday everyone is meeting at the pub for happy hour. (happy hour = discounted food and drinks in the afternoon)
The new CEO has a plan for turning around the company.
He’s got a plan.
The teacher makes out lesson plans for teaching her classes.
The state is scraping plans for a new office building. (scrap = terminate; end; decide against)
We’re dropping our plans to build a house. Instead, we’re going to buy an existing house.
He’s looking over some plans.
He’s looking over some plans.
The word "plan" is often used as a verb:
simple
past
past participle
plan
planned
planned
What do you plan to do this weekend?
Are you planning to do anything?
We planned on going to the lake, but bad weather forced us to stay home.
The city is planning a construction project.
Berenice and Rogelio had been planning on getting married, but then something suddenly ended their relationship.
Travel arrangements are often planned weeks and months in advance.