15.4 Talking About Past and Future Plans

Talking About Past and Future Plans

In this chapter you connect what you know about past and future references and begin to speak about your own real plans. The goal is not to learn all possible tenses, but to become comfortable with a few simple, frequent patterns that you can reuse.

We will focus on three practical tasks:

1. Saying what you did.
2. Saying what you will do or plan to do.
3. Combining them in short, natural mini‑stories.

Where forms look difficult, you can still learn and reuse full sentence patterns as “blocks”, like phrases.

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Simple Past Plans: What You Did

You already know basic ways to express past time. Here we focus on using those patterns to talk about planned or organised actions in the past: trips, meetings, events.

Typical time words for past plans:

Fixed patterns to report past plans

You can combine a past time word with common verbs you already know. Here are some patterns that are very useful when you describe your schedule or past activities.

1. “I was at …” with the verb “to be”

You can replace the place:

• სამსახურში ვიყავი.
  “I was at the office / work.”
• უნივერსიტეტში ვიყავი.
  “I was at the university.”

2. “I went to …”

A very practical verb is “to go,” წასვლა (ts’asvla). One common past form for “I went” in everyday speech is:

• წავედი (ts’avedi) “I went.”

Use it with destinations:

3. “I met … / I visited … / I studied …”

You do not need to fully analyse the verb forms yet. Memorise these whole sentences to describe common past plans:

You can change the time word or object but keep the verb the same.

Pattern to copy:

• გუშინ X ვნახე.
  “Yesterday I saw / visited X.”

Replace X:

• მეგობარი ვნახე. “I saw a friend.”
• პედაგოგი ვნახე. “I saw the teacher.”
• ექიმი ვნახე. “I saw the doctor.”

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Simple Future Plans: What You Will Do

To talk about the future you will often use time words plus a simple future form or a “plan” expression.

Key future time words:

Future with “to go” for plans

Again წასვლა is very practical. A common 1st person future form for “I will go” is:

• წავალ (ts’aval) “I will go.”

Use it together with a future time word.

You can also speak about other people:

• ის ხვალ თბილისში წავა.
  “He / she will go to Tbilisi tomorrow.”

Saying “I will be” somewhere

You can speak about your future position or presence.

• ვიქნები (viknebi) “I will be,” from to be.

Patterns:

This is useful if someone wants to meet you or contact you.

Using “I am going to … / I plan to …”

In casual speech, Georgians often use the present tense with a future time word to express a plan, just like English “I am going to …”.

Very common verbs:

• ვაპირებ (vapireb) “I plan, I intend.”
• შენ გეგმავ (shen ggmav) “you plan.”
• ის გეგმავს (is ggmavs) “he / she plans.”

Pattern with ვაპირებ:

• ხვალ თბილისში წასვლას ვაპირებ.
  “I plan to go to Tbilisi tomorrow.”

Literally: “Tomorrow to Tbilisi going I plan.”

More examples:

You can also ask:

• რას აპირებ ხვალ?
  “What are you going to do tomorrow?”

Answer with the same pattern:

• ხვალ მეგობართან შეხვედრას ვაპირებ.
  “Tomorrow I plan to meet a friend.”

You do not need to create the verbal noun yourself yet. You can copy common ready-made blocks:

• თბილისში წასვლას ვაპირებ. “I plan to go to Tbilisi.”
• ფილმის ყურებას ვაპირებ. “I plan to watch a film.”
• სამსახურში წასვლას ვაპირებ. “I plan to go to work.”
• მეგობართან შეხვედრას ვაპირებ. “I plan to meet a friend.”

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Comparing Past and Future Plans

To speak more naturally you often want to say what you did and what you will do in one short description.

“Last week I …, next week I will …”

Learn these as models.

You can build similar sentences:

1. Choose a past time + past action.
2. Add a comma.
3. Add a future time + future action.

Practice:

• გუშინ მეგობრებთან ვიყავი, ხვალ ოჯახთან ვიქნები.
  “Yesterday I was with friends, tomorrow I will be with family.”
• შარშან საქართველოში არ ვიყავი, მომავალ წელს ვიქნები.
  “Last year I was not in Georgia, next year I will be.”

“Yesterday I planned, today I am doing, tomorrow I will finish”

Use simple verbs and time words to tell a mini timeline.

Examples:

• გუშინ ვგეგმავდი, დღეს ვმუშაობ, ხვალ დავასრულებ.
  “Yesterday I planned, today I am working, tomorrow I will finish.”
• გუშინ ბილეთები ვიყიდე, ხვალ თბილისში წავალ.
  “Yesterday I bought the tickets, tomorrow I will go to Tbilisi.”

Even if the verb forms are not all familiar, use these sentences as templates.

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Talking About Travel Plans

Travel is a common topic when you speak about past and future plans. Here are useful phrases connected to travel.

Past travel

You can answer questions like:

• სად იყავი შარშან ზაფხულში?
  “Where were you last summer?”

Example answer:

• შარშან ზაფხულში ბათუმში და ქუთაისში ვიყავი.
  “Last summer I was in Batumi and Kutaisi.”

Future travel

For future travel, combine წავალ or ვაპირებ with names of places.

A complete short conversation:

• წასვლას როდის აპირებ საქართველოში?
  “When do you plan to go to Georgia?”
• მომავალ წელს საქართველოში წასვლას ვაპირებ.
  “Next year I plan to go to Georgia.”

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Talking About Study and Work Plans

Study and work are central in many conversations. You often say what you used to study or where you will work.

Past: what you studied or where you worked

Example patterns:

You can connect with time words:

• ადრე (adre) “before, earlier”
• ადრე სკოლაში ვასწავლიდი.
  “Before, I used to teach at a school.”

Future: what you will study or where you will work

Combine future time with simple verbs:

Another useful pattern is with “to want,” მინდა (minda):

• მომავალში საქართველოში ცხოვრება მინდა.
  “In the future I want to live in Georgia.”

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Weekend and Free Time Plans

You often talk about what you did or will do on the weekend or in free time.

Important words:

Past weekends

Patterns:

Future weekends

Use the same structure with future forms:

Conversation example:

• რას აკეთებ მომავალ შაბათს?
  “What are you doing next Saturday?”
• მომავალ შაბათს მეგობრებთან შეხვედრას ვაპირებ.
  “Next Saturday I plan to meet friends.”

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Expressing Simple Sequences of Actions

To sound more natural, combine 2 or 3 planned actions in one sentence. Use “and” (და, da) or “then” (მერე, mere).

Past sequences

Future sequences

You can also use three actions:

• ხვალ დილით ვიმუშავებ, მერე ქართულს ვისწავლი და საღამოს დავისვენებ.
  “Tomorrow morning I will work, then I will study Georgian and in the evening I will rest.”

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Talking About Personal Plans and Goals

Now connect past experience with future goals. These sentences are a bit longer, but they follow the same patterns.

Patterns for personal “story” sentences

1. Start with past experience.
2. Add a connector: ამიტომ (“therefore”), და (“and”), ამიტომ ახლა (“therefore now”).
3. Add future plan or wish.

Examples:

• შარშან საქართველოში ვიყავი და ძალიან მომეწონა, ამიტომ მომავალ წელს ისევ წასვლას ვაპირებ.
  “Last year I was in Georgia and I liked it very much, therefore next year I plan to go again.”
• ადრე ქართულს ცოტას ვსწავლობდი, მაგრამ ახლა უფრო სერიოზულად სწავლას ვაპირებ.
  “Before I studied a little Georgian, but now I plan to study more seriously.”
• ერთი თვე თბილისში ვიმუშავე, ამიტომ მომავალში საქართველოში ცხოვრება უნდა.
  “I worked one month in Tbilisi, therefore in the future I want to live in Georgia.”

These long sentences may be hard at first. You can start with shorter versions:

• შარშან საქართველოში ვიყავი, მომავალ წელს ისევ წასვლას ვაპირებ.
  “Last year I was in Georgia, next year I plan to go again.”

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Practising With Question and Answer

To talk about past and future plans in conversation you must understand and answer simple questions.

Common past questions

Possible answers:

• გუშინ სახლში ვიყავი.
  “Yesterday I was at home.”
• გუშინ თბილისში წავედი.
  “Yesterday I went to Tbilisi.”
• გასულ კვირას სამსახურში ვიყავი každý день.
  “Last week I was at work every day.”

Common future questions

Possible answers:

• ხვალ სახლში ვიქნები.
  “Tomorrow I will be at home.”
• ხვალ თბილისში წავალ.
  “Tomorrow I will go to Tbilisi.”
• მომავალ კვირას ბათუმში წასვლას ვაპირებ.
  “Next week I plan to go to Batumi.”
• უიკენდზე დასვენებას ვაპირებ.
  “On the weekend I plan to rest.”

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Mini Dialogues About Past and Future Plans

Here are short model dialogues you can copy and adapt.

Dialogue 1: Travel

A: შარშან სად იყავი ზაფხულში?
“Where were you last summer?”

B: შარშან ზაფხულში ბათუმში ვიყავი. შენ?
“Last summer I was in Batumi. And you?”

A: თბილისში ვიყავი. მომავალ წელს ბათუმში წასვლას ვაპირებ.
“I was in Tbilisi. Next year I plan to go to Batumi.”

Dialogue 2: Weekend

A: რას აკეთებ მომავალ შაბათს?
“What are you doing next Saturday?”

B: მომავალ შაბათს მეგობრებთან შეხვედრას ვაპირებ. შენ?
“Next Saturday I plan to meet friends. And you?”

A: მე სახლში ვიქნები და ფილმს ვუყურებ.
“I will be at home and I will watch a film.”

Dialogue 3: Study plans

A: ქართულს რამდენი ხანია სწავლობ?
“How long have you been studying Georgian?”
(You do not need to answer exactly, just talk about past and future.)

B: ერთი თვეა ქართულს ვსწავლობ. ადრე ცოტა ვსწავლობდი, მაგრამ ახლა უფრო ბევრს ვისწავლი.
“I have been studying Georgian for one month. Before I studied a little, but now I will study more.”

A: ძალიან კარგი. მომავალ წელს საქართველოში წასვლას ხომ არ აპირებ?
“Very good. Are you planning to go to Georgia next year?”

B: ჰო, მომავალ წელს საქართველოში წასვლას ვაპირებ.
“Yes, next year I plan to go to Georgia.”

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Practical Templates to Reuse

Memorise or adapt these models when you speak about your own life.

1. Yesterday I was …, tomorrow I will be …
• გუშინ [place] ვიყავი, ხვალ [place] ვიქნები.
  “Yesterday I was at/in …, tomorrow I will be at/in …”
2. Last week I went …, next week I will go …
• გასულ კვირას [place] წავედი, მომავალ კვირას [place] წავალ.
3. Last year I was …, next year I plan to …
• შარშან [place / situation] ვიყავი, მომავალ წელს [plan] ვაპირებ.
4. On [day] I will [verb] and then I will [verb]
• [day] [verb‑future], მერე [verb‑future].

Example:
ხვალ ვიმუშავებ, მერე დავისვენებ.
“Tomorrow I will work, then I will rest.”

Use these templates as “skeletons” and replace the parts in brackets with your own words.

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Vocabulary List for This Chapter

Use the patterns and vocabulary from this chapter to describe your own past week and your plans for next week in Georgian, even if your sentences are short and simple. The goal is communication, not perfection.