fumar Present Conjugation
fumar — to smoke
The present tense of fumar is regular: fumo, fumas, fuma, fumamos, fumáis, fuman.
fumar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, like if someone smokes regularly or to state that smoking is prohibited in a specific area.
Notes on fumar in the Present
Fumar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo no fumo porque es malo para la salud.
I don't smoke because it is bad for your health.
yo
Mi abuelo todavía fuma un puro de vez en cuando.
My grandfather still smokes a cigar once in a while.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes fuman aquí adentro?
Do you guys smoke in here?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: fumes
Correct: fumas
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the 'a' ending of -ar verbs with the 'e' ending of -er/-ir verbs in the tú form.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.