French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | fume | fumais | fumerai | fumerais | fume | fumasse | ||
| tu | fumes | fumais | fumeras | fumerais | fumes | fumasses | ||
| il | fume | fumait | fumera | fumerait | fume | fumât | ||
| nous | fumons | fumions | fumerons | fumerions | fumions | fumassions | ||
| vous | fumez | fumiez | fumerez | fumeriez | fumiez | fumassiez | ||
| ils | fument | fumaient | fumeront | fumeraient | fument | fumassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai fumé | avais fumé | aurai fumé | aurais fumé | aie fumé | eusse fumé | ||
| tu | as fumé | avais fumé | auras fumé | aurais fumé | aies fumé | eusses fumé | ||
| il | a fumé | avait fumé | aura fumé | aurait fumé | ait fumé | eût fumé | ||
| nous | avons fumé | avions fumé | aurons fumé | aurions fumé | ayons fumé | eussions fumé | ||
| vous | avez fumé | aviez fumé | aurez fumé | auriez fumé | ayez fumé | eussiez fumé | ||
| ils | ont fumé | avaient fumé | auront fumé | auraient fumé | aient fumé | eussent fumé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | fumai | eus fumé | (tu) | fume | Present | fumant | ||
| tu | fumas | eus fumé | (nous) | fumons | Past | fumé | ||
| il | fuma | eut fumé | (vous) | fumez | Perfect | ayant fumé | ||
| nous | fumâmes | eûmes fumé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | fumâtes | eûtes fumé | (tu) | aie fumé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | fumèrent | eurent fumé | (nous) | ayons fumé | avoir fumé | |||
| (vous) | ayez fumé | |||||||
Fumer is a regular -er verb.
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