
fumar Future Conjugation
fumar — to smoke
The future of fumar adds endings to the infinitive: fumaré, fumarás, fumará, fumaremos, fumaréis, fumarán.
fumar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express a promise to stop smoking or to predict that someone will smoke in a certain situation.
Notes on fumar in the Future
Fumar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive is used as the stem for all forms.
Example Sentences
Te prometo que no fumaré nunca más.
I promise you I will never smoke again.
yo
Ellos fumarán afuera para no molestar a los niños.
They will smoke outside so they don't bother the children.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si vas a ese bar, fumarás mucho pasivamente.
If you go to that bar, you will smoke a lot passively.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: fumaré
Correct: fumará
Why: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella' endings is common; remember 'é' is for 'I' and 'á' is for 'he/she/you formal'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: fumaría
The conditional of fumar is regular: fumaría, fumarías, fumaría, fumaríamos, fumaríais, fumarían.
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.