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ITALIAN VERB

fumare

to smoke

  • #290 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fumato
  • Gerund: fumando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I smoke
  2. tu you smoke
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she smokes
  4. noi we smoke
  5. voi you all smoke
  6. loro they smoke

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I smoked
  2. tu you smoked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she smoked
  4. noi we smoked
  5. voi you all smoked
  6. loro they smoked

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to smoke
  2. tu you used to smoke
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to smoke
  4. noi we used to smoke
  5. voi you all used to smoke
  6. loro they used to smoke

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will smoke
  2. tu you will smoke
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will smoke
  4. noi we will smoke
  5. voi you all will smoke
  6. loro they will smoke

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would smoke
  2. tu you would smoke
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would smoke
  4. noi we would smoke
  5. voi you all would smoke
  6. loro they would smoke

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I smoke
  2. tu (that) you smoke
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she smoke
  4. noi (that) we smoke
  5. voi (that) you all smoke
  6. loro (that) they smoke

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu smoke!
  2. Lei smoke! (formal)
  3. noi smoke! (let’s)
  4. voi smoke! (all of you)

How to use fumare

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

  1. Present

    Mio padre fuma ancora dieci sigarette al giorno.

    My father still smokes ten cigarettes a day.

  2. Past

    Ho fumato per vent'anni, poi ho smesso.

    I smoked for twenty years, then I quit.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima fumava solo quando usciva con gli amici.

    He used to smoke only when he went out with friends.

  4. Future

    Da gennaio non fumerò più, promesso.

    From January I won't smoke any more, I promise.

  5. Conditional

    Fumerei meno se fossi meno stressata.

    I'd smoke less if I were less stressed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu fumi in macchina.

    I don't want you to smoke in the car.

  7. Imperative

    Fumate fuori, per favore, non in casa.

    Smoke outside, please, not in the house.

Good to know

  • Vietato fumare is the sign: no smoking.

Verbs like this one

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