[Grammar] plan/planned

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I went to Singapore last week, I plan/planned it all

Which word should I say? (Red text)
Important points (Green text)
 

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I would choose "planned" because it was past.
 

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That's correct.
 

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If the speaker planned it before s/he went, should the past perfect 'had planned' be used?

Not a teacher.
 

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If the speaker planned it before s/he went, should the past perfect 'had planned' be used?

Not a teacher.

Me neither.

I had planned to go to Singapore, but I lost my ticket

I don't know is this right or not
 

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I had planned to go to Singapore, but I lost my ticket

This is OK.
 

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Your sentence is a comma splice. The comma should be replaced with a semicolon or period/full stop. There should also be a period/full stop at the end.
 
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