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il fumait

smoked, used to smoke

→ fumer
fum to smoke + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,000
smoked, used to smoke Describes a past habit or ongoing action in the past.
FR: Mon grand-père fumait après le dîner.
EN: My grandfather used to smoke after dinner.
Conjugation of fumer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fumais —
Second fumais —
Third fumait —

Tom fumait deux paquets de cigarettes par jour.

Tom smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.

Il fumait un cigare après le déjeuner.

He smoked a cigar after lunch.

Il fumait constamment.

He smoked constantly.

Il y a une époque où mon père fumait mais il ne fume désormais plus.

There was a time when my father smoked, but he no longer does.

Il fumait la cigarette avec passion.

He smoked cigarettes with passion.

Mon mari fumait mais il a eu un cancer du foie.

My husband used to smoke, but he got liver cancer.

— Taxi (1998)

Il fumait.

He smoked.

Tu ne m'as pas dit que Tom fumait.

You didn't tell me that Tom smoked.

J'ai un papa qui fumait beaucoup.

My dad used to smoke a lot.

— The Little Sister (2025)

J'ai perdu mon frère parce qu'il fumait beaucoup.

I lost my brother because he smoked a lot.

Ce matin elle fumait au lit et il était debout.

This morning she was smoking in bed and he was up.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Tom ne fumait jamais, mais il le fait maintenant.

Tom never smoked, but he does now.

Avant il fumait, mais maintenant il a arrêté.

He used to smoke, but he’s quit now.

Vous ne m'avez pas dit que Tom fumait.

You didn't tell me Tom smoked.