fumar Conditional Conjugation
fumar — to smoke
The conditional of fumar is regular: fumaría, fumarías, fumaría, fumaríamos, fumaríais, fumarían.
fumar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would smoke' under certain conditions or to make a polite inquiry about smoking.
Notes on fumar in the Conditional
Fumar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no fumaría si fuera tú.
I wouldn't smoke if I were you.
yo
¿Te fumarías un cigarro ahora mismo?
Would you smoke a cigarette right now?
tú
Nosotros fumaríamos si estuviéramos en la terraza.
We would smoke if we were on the terrace.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: fumaria
Correct: fumaría
Why: Failing to include the accent mark on the 'í' is a frequent spelling error in the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fumo
The present tense of fumar is regular: fumo, fumas, fuma, fumamos, fumáis, fuman.
Preterite
yo: fumé
Fumar is regular in the preterite: fumé, fumaste, fumó, fumamos, fumasteis, fumaron.
Imperfect
yo: fumaba
The imperfect of fumar uses the -aba ending: fumaba, fumabas, fumaba, fumábamos, fumabais, fumaban.
Future
yo: fumaré
The future of fumar adds endings to the infinitive: fumaré, fumarás, fumará, fumaremos, fumaréis, fumarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fume
The present subjunctive of fumar swaps the 'a' for 'e': fume, fumes, fume, fumemos, fuméis, fumen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fumara
The imperfect subjunctive of fumar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: fumara, fumaras, fumara, fumáramos, fumarais, fumaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fuma
The imperative of fumar gives commands: fuma (tú), fume (usted), fumad (vosotros), fumen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fumes
The negative imperative of fumar uses subjunctive forms: no fumes, no fume, no fumemos, no fuméis, no fumen.