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SPANISH VERB

fumar

to smoke

  • #319 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: fumando
  • Past participle: fumado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I smoke
  2. tú you smoke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she smokes
  4. nosotros we smoke
  5. vosotros Spain you all smoke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they smoke

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I smoked
  2. tú you smoked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she smoked
  4. nosotros we smoked
  5. vosotros Spain you all smoked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they smoked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to smoke
  2. tú you used to smoke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to smoke
  4. nosotros we used to smoke
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to smoke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to smoke

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will smoke
  2. tú you will smoke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will smoke
  4. nosotros we will smoke
  5. vosotros Spain you all will smoke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will smoke

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would smoke
  2. tú you would smoke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would smoke
  4. nosotros we would smoke
  5. vosotros Spain you all would smoke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would smoke

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I smoke
  2. tú (that) you smoke
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she smoke
  4. nosotros (that) we smoke
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all smoke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they smoke

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I smoked
  2. tú (if) you smoked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she smoked
  4. nosotros (if) we smoked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all smoked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they smoked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú smoke!
  2. usted smoke! (formal)
  3. nosotros smoke! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain smoke! (all of you)
  5. ustedes smoke! (all of you)

How to use fumar

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

  1. Present

    Mi papá ya no fuma desde hace dos años.

    My dad hasn't smoked for two years now.

  2. Past

    Fumé un cigarro en la fiesta y me arrepentí.

    I smoked a cigarette at the party and regretted it.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la gente fumaba en los restaurantes.

    People used to smoke in restaurants.

  4. Future

    Después de hoy no fumaré nunca más.

    After today I will never smoke again.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no fumaría dentro de la casa con niños.

    I wouldn't smoke inside the house with kids.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Te pido que no fumes en el balcón.

    I ask you not to smoke on the balcony.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si fumaras menos, respirarías mejor.

    If you smoked less, you'd breathe better.

  8. Imperative

    Fume afuera, por favor, aquí está prohibido.

    Smoke outside, please, it's not allowed here.

Where you hear fumar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Aquí no se fuma. There is no smoking here.
  • ¿Fumaste aquí? Did you smoke here?
  • No voy a fumar en el cuarto. I’m not going to smoke in the room.
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Beginner Level 3 · fumar

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