Making plans · Time and plans
tentative plan
not yet definite
A tentative plan is an idea about what may happen but is not fixed yet.
This vs that
It's a tentative plan.
It's a fixed plan.
Hear it in real life
What are you doing over the holidays?
We've only got a tentative plan so far—maybe a few days in Cornwall.
We've got a tentative plan to visit my parents on Sunday, but it depends on the weather.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Tentative plan is the natural everyday way to show that an idea is not final.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We have a tentatively plan for next weekend.
Say: We have a tentative plan for next weekend.
Tentative is an adjective, so it comes before the noun.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
a tentative plan to ___
We have a tentative plan to spend a few days in York.
My tentative plan is to apply for the course in September.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about making plans.
play it by ear
We haven't booked anything; we'll play it by ear.
have something in mind
Do you have something in mind for dinner?
Making plans words
Time and plans · Making plans: the words around “tentative plan”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
It's only a tentative plan at the moment.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
tentative plan
not yet definite
“We've got a tentative plan to visit my parents on Sunday, but it depends on the weather.”
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