Today's "Special Verb Usage"...."Fumar - to smoke"

Question

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Fumar – to smoke

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Bienvenidos al foro abierto. (Welcome to the open forum)

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Today’s “verb of the day” is “Fumar – to smoke ”.

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El verbo para hoy será “ to smoke - fumar”

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Choose and use “ to smoke - fumar ” in one of the following sentence

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Escoja y use “Fumar – to smoke” en un frase de uno de los #s proveídos abajo.

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Be sure to place the # before your selected usage.

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Asegúrase de colocar el (#) número escogido antes de crear la frase.

1. present tense

2. preterit

3. imperfect

4. future tense

5. conditional tense

6. present subjunctive

7. imperfect subjunctive

8. gerund

9. imperative

10. past participle

11. “Haber in any Compound Tense” with the special verb – fumar- smoked.

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Be sure to use art when available.

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Asegúrase de usar el arte cuando sea disponible.

Answer 1

El presente #1

Más tarde o temprano todos se paran de fumar.

Sooner or later everyone stops smoking.

…or maybe…“se dejan”. Nice sentence. Very grafic reminder. Thanks. Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 12, 2012

Viejito, "dejar" is very common as you mentioned, people stop and continue living, but in this case the nuance is that smokers die from smoking (stop living), so "parar" gives finality to this situation like "termination" - 005faa61, Nov 12, 2012

Yes, as a nuance used to denote the termination of life…pararse is the better choice. As a choice of self restraint… dejar might be acceptable. Thanks. ☺ - viejito, Nov 14, 2012

Answer 2

Os pido que no fuméis frente a los niños.

I ask that you all not smoke in front of the kids.

Joshhh317. Where have you been? Thanks. Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 12, 2012

School! Haha. I caught a free minute! There's a break coming up, so I'll be around! :) - joshhh317, Nov 12, 2012

Nice to see you! - annierats, Nov 12, 2012

Answer 3

Gerundio #8

En España llamamos "esmoquin" al "tuxedo". La razón es que en el siglo XIX los caballeros usaban chaquetas marrones cuando estaban fumando.

In Spain we call "esmoquin" to "tuxedo". The reason is because in the nineteenth century gentlemen wore black jackets when they were smoking.

Smoking jacket in England too. - annierats, Nov 12, 2012

"Smoking" almost sounds better than "tuxedo", right? :-D - SilviaC, Nov 12, 2012

Very nice sentence and information. Thanks, SilviaC. Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 12, 2012

Thanks, viejito ^___^ - SilviaC, Nov 12, 2012

Answer 4

Mi padre ha fumado en pipa desde hace más que cincuenta años.

My father has smoked a pipe for over fifty years.

:) - viejito, Nov 14, 2012

Answer 5

imperfect

Cundo era joven fumaba , de vez en cuando, porque me parecía sofisticado.

When I was young I used to smoke sometimes, because I thought it seemed sofisticated.

“De vez en cuando – from time to time” “A veces – sometimes” Nice sentence”…Thanks. Another idea might be….”Cuando yo era joven yo solía fumar a veces, porque me parecía sofisticada.” … Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 12, 2012

Thaks viejo. - annierats, Nov 12, 2012