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FRENCH VERB

fumer

to smoke

  • #383 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: fumé
  • Present participle: fumant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I smoke
  2. tu you smoke
  3. il, elle, on he/she smokes
  4. nous we smoke
  5. vous you smoke
  6. ils, elles they smoke

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I smoked
  2. tu you smoked
  3. il, elle, on he/she smoked
  4. nous we smoked
  5. vous you smoked
  6. ils, elles they smoked

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to smoke
  2. tu you used to smoke
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to smoke
  4. nous we used to smoke
  5. vous you used to smoke
  6. ils, elles they used to smoke

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will smoke
  2. tu you will smoke
  3. il, elle, on he/she will smoke
  4. nous we will smoke
  5. vous you will smoke
  6. ils, elles they will smoke

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would smoke
  2. tu you would smoke
  3. il, elle, on he/she would smoke
  4. nous we would smoke
  5. vous you would smoke
  6. ils, elles they would smoke

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I smoke
  2. tu (that) you smoke
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she smoke
  4. nous (that) we smoke
  5. vous (that) you smoke
  6. ils, elles (that) they smoke

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu smoke!
  2. nous smoke! (let’s)
  3. vous smoke! (plural, or formal)

How to use fumer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Vous fumez ? Non, j'ai arrêté il y a deux ans.

    Do you smoke? No, I quit two years ago.

  2. Past

    Quelqu'un a fumé dans la chambre, ça sent fort.

    Someone smoked in the room, it smells strong.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon grand-père fumait la pipe après le dîner.

    My grandfather smoked a pipe after dinner.

  4. Future

    Je ne fumerai plus jamais, promis.

    I'll never smoke again, I promise.

  5. Conditional

    Elle fumerait moins si elle était moins stressée.

    She'd smoke less if she were less stressed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu fumes dans la voiture.

    I don't want you smoking in the car.

  7. Imperative

    Ne fumez pas ici, il y a des enfants.

    Don't smoke here, there are children.

Good to know

  • Fumer is also to give off smoke : la soupe fume encore.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.