fumar
foo-MAHR
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📝 In Action
¿Puedes fumar afuera, por favor? Hace mucho calor aquí dentro.
A1Can you smoke outside, please? It's very hot in here.
Dejó de fumar hace cinco años y se siente mucho mejor.
A2He stopped smoking five years ago and feels much better.
La ley prohíbe fumar en todos los espacios públicos cerrados.
B1The law prohibits smoking in all enclosed public spaces.
💡 Grammar Points
Simple Regularity
Fumar is a perfectly regular verb, meaning its endings follow the standard pattern for all -ar verbs. If you know how to conjugate 'hablar,' you know 'fumar'!
❌ Common Pitfalls
Object Confusion
Mistake: "Quiero fumar un cigarrillo."
Correction: Quiero fumar (or Quiero un cigarrillo). While grammatically correct, often Spanish speakers simply use 'fumar' without specifying 'cigarrillo' unless context requires it.
⭐ Usage Tips
Using the Gerund
To say someone 'is smoking' right now, use 'estar' plus the gerund: 'Él está fumando' (He is smoking).
🔄 Conjugations
indicative
present
imperfect
preterite
subjunctive
present
imperfect
✏️ Quick Practice
💡 Quick Quiz: fumar
Question 1 of 2
Which sentence correctly uses the imperative (command form) to tell a friend to stop smoking?
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Frequently Asked Questions
¿Fumar is always about tobacco?
No, while the most common context is tobacco, 'fumar' simply means 'to smoke' and can be used for any substance, such as 'fumar marihuana' (to smoke marijuana) or 'fumar en pipa' (to smoke a pipe).
How do I ask someone if they smoke?
The most natural and common way is to ask using the present tense: '¿Fumas?' (Do you smoke?) or the more formal '¿Usted fuma?'