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je fumais

was smoking

→ fumer
fum to smoke + ais je/tu conjugation
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,670
was smoking Imperfect tense (past), for “je/tu/il/elle/on”.
FR: Quand tu étais jeune, tu fumais souvent.
EN: When you were young, you often smoked.
Conjugation of fumer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fumais —
Second fumais —
Third fumait —

Je croyais que tu fumais plus.

I thought you smoked more.

— La Haine (1995)

Tu fumais ?

Were you smoking?

— Picnic (1955)

Ils savaient que je fumais, ils voulaient que je leur en achète.

They knew I smoked, they wanted me to buy some for them.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je fumais beaucoup avant, mais j'ai arrêté.

I used to smoke a lot, but I quit.

Je ne savais pas que tu fumais.

I didn't know you smoked.

Je ne fumais qu'avec Angélica.

I only smoked with Angélica.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Je fumais beaucoup, mais maintenant j'ai arrêté.

I used to smoke a lot, but now I've quit.

Tu fumais avant, n'est-ce pas ?

You used to smoke, didn't you?