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planned to go vs planned going

Both "planned to go" and "planned going" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Planned to go" is more commonly used and indicates a future intention or arrangement. On the other hand, "planned going" is less common and could be used in a more informal or conversational context.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 3664 views

planned to go

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a future intention or arrangement.

This phrase is used to express a planned action or intention to go somewhere in the future.

Examples:

I planned to go to the concert next week.
She planned to go on a trip to Europe.
They planned to go hiking this weekend.

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I planned to go back, but things kept interfering.
Killer probably planned to go back and get it later.
I originally planned to go to the hospital.
I had always planned to go get him and bring him back.
Rada didn't say anything to me about where she planned to go when she left my office.
So, he planned to go out on the water Before larry put him there.
He must not have planned to go, all his things are here.
So for my last trip I planned to go to the stars in space.
I planned to go through with it to the very end, but when Ellen refused, I had to make a choice.
I myself, who had planned to go there in the course of the next few months, have, for example, been advised against travelling.
We actually planned to go there that weekend but we didn't.
They then planned to go on a trip along the Zittau-Liberec-Szklarska Porêba route.
I even planned to go to college, Europe, become a writer or an artist but... I met your father and...
Ruby said the girl asked Ellis about milk, so maybe she hid her baby, went outside to go to the store, planned to go back to him, but something stopped her.
We planned to go to the Fantastic Planet.
We planned to go to Italy, so I sent you to Italy.
That night that you planned to go clear
So maybe you planned to go back and dig them out?
He booked the flights and a non-refundable hotel and planned to go there for the period of 12-14 February 2010.
If it makes you feel any better, I always planned to go to law school and I didn't know what to write for mine, either.

Alternatives:

intended to go
decided to go
scheduled to go
arranged to go
aimed to go

planned going

This phrase is correct but less common. It could be used in a more informal or conversational context.

This phrase can be used to express a planned action in a more casual or informal way.

Examples:

We planned going to the beach tomorrow.
He planned going out for dinner tonight.
She planned going shopping this afternoon.

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I've planned going to the movies with my wife.
We'd just gotten here, we hadn't planned on going there.
Well, no, I hadn't planned on going anywhere.
We never planned on going behind your back.
Because what I have planned is going to make you beg me for the respite of a warm bed.
And I planned on going so many places,
Like the time we planned on going on a cross-country road trip, and you canceled on me at the last minute 'cause you got invite to go to fire island.
I never planned on this going as far as it has.
The principle of proportionality must also be invoked to prevent the planned measures from going above and beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives set.
Everything was going as planned, Captain.
The clamp-down is not going as planned.
The operation appears to be going as planned.
You will see that everything we agreed to is going as planned.
Skull, it's not going as planned.
I would like to take this time to assure you that everything is going as planned.
rowan family reconciliation not going as planned?
Look, today is not going as planned.
Calm down, it's all going as planned.
This is not going as planned.
We were three weeks away and everything was going as planned.

Alternatives:

planned on going
planned to go
thought about going
considered going
decided on going

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