je fumais

smoked, used to smoke

→ fumer
fum to smoke + ais je/tu conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,168
smoked, used to smoke In these examples, used for a past habit or ongoing past action.
FR: Avant, je fumais souvent après le dîner.
EN: I used to smoke often after dinner.
Conjugation of fumer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fumais —
Second fumais —
Third fumait —

Tu fumais avant, n'est-ce pas ?

You used to smoke, didn't you?

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)

Tu fumais ?

Were you smoking?

— Picnic (1955)

Je croyais que tu fumais plus ?

I thought you didn’t smoke anymore?

— La Haine (1995)