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il fumait

was smoking, used to smoke

→ fumer
fum to smoke + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #26,262
was smoking, used to smoke Imparfait (past habitual/ongoing action).
FR: Quand j’étais étudiant, il fumait tous les jours.
EN: When I was a student, he used to smoke every day.
Conjugation of fumer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First fumais —
Second fumais —
Third fumait —

Tu ne m'as pas dit que Tom fumait.

You didn't tell me that Tom smoked.

Il fumait.

He smoked.

Il fumait constamment.

He smoked constantly.

Vous ne m'avez pas dit que Tom fumait.

You didn't tell me Tom smoked.

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

My husband smoked, but he developed liver cancer.

— Taxi (1998)

Tom ne fumait jamais, mais il le fait maintenant.

Tom never smoked, but he does now.

Il fumait la cigarette avec passion.

He smoked cigarettes with passion.

Avant il fumait, mais maintenant il a arrêté.

He used to smoke, but he’s quit now.

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.

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

I lost my brother because he smoked a lot.

Il fumait un cigare après le déjeuner.

He smoked a cigar after lunch.

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 fumait deux paquets de cigarettes par jour.

Tom smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.