Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | ahumar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | ahumando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar ahumando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Ahumar conjugation
ahumar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning smoke. In the present tense: yo ahúmo, tú ahúmas, él/ella ahúma, nosotros ahumamos, vosotros ahumáis, ellos ahúman. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2119-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- ahumar
- Gerundio
- ahumando
- Meaning
- smoke
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Ahumar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahúmo | Yo ahúmo el queso con leña de roble.I smoke the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahúmas | Normalmente, tú ahúmas las costillas desde temprano.You usually smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahúma | Hoy, el carnicero del pueblo ahúma la carne detrás del local.Today, the town butcher smokes the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumamos | A veces, nosotros ahumamos los pimientos para el invierno.At times, we smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumáis | Ahora, vosotros ahumáis el tocino en el cobertizo.Right now, you all smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahúman | Casi siempre, los vecinos del patio ahúman las salchichas cada otoño.Most of the time, the neighbors in the courtyard smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he ahumado | Este año, yo he ahumado el queso con leña de roble.This year, I have smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | has ahumado | Últimamente, tú has ahumado las costillas desde temprano.Lately, you have smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ha ahumado | En estos meses, el carnicero del pueblo ha ahumado la carne detrás del local.In these months, the town butcher has smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | hemos ahumado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno.So far, we have smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | habéis ahumado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo.This term, you all have smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | han ahumado | En este tiempo, los vecinos del patio han ahumado las salchichas cada otoño.During this time, the neighbors in the courtyard have smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumé | Ayer, yo ahumé el queso con leña de roble.Yesterday, I smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahumaste | Hace un rato, tú ahumaste las costillas desde temprano.A little while ago, you smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahumó | Esta mañana, el carnicero del pueblo ahumó la carne detrás del local.This morning, the town butcher smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumamos | Anoche, nosotros ahumamos los pimientos para el invierno.Last night, we smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumasteis | El sábado, vosotros ahumasteis el tocino en el cobertizo.On Saturday, you all smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahumaron | Hace poco, los vecinos del patio ahumaron las salchichas cada otoño.Not long ago, the neighbors in the courtyard smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumaba | Antes, yo ahumaba el queso con leña de roble.Before, I used to smoke the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahumabas | Por entonces, tú ahumabas las costillas desde temprano.Back then, you used to smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahumaba | En esa época, el carnicero del pueblo ahumaba la carne detrás del local.At that time, the town butcher used to smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros ahumábamos los pimientos para el invierno.When that was normal, we used to smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumabais | Hace años, vosotros ahumabais el tocino en el cobertizo.Years ago, you all used to smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahumaban | En aquellos días, los vecinos del patio ahumaban las salchichas cada otoño.In those days, the neighbors in the courtyard used to smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había ahumado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había ahumado el queso con leña de roble.When you arrived, I had already smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | habías ahumado | Para entonces, tú ya habías ahumado las costillas desde temprano.By then, you had already smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | había ahumado | Al volver, el carnicero del pueblo ya había ahumado la carne detrás del local.When we came back, the town butcher had already smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | habíamos ahumado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno.Before talking it through, we had already smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | habíais ahumado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo.When you looked again, you all had already smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | habían ahumado | Para ese momento, los vecinos del patio ya habían ahumado las salchichas cada otoño.By that moment, the neighbors in the courtyard had already smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube ahumado | Apenas yo hube ahumado el queso con leña de roble, todo cambió.As soon as I had smoked the cheese with oak wood, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste ahumado | En cuanto tú hubiste ahumado las costillas desde temprano, se notó.The moment you had smoked the ribs from early in the morning, it showed. |
| él | hubo ahumado | No bien el carnicero del pueblo hubo ahumado la carne detrás del local, hubo ruido.As soon as the town butcher had smoked the meat behind the shop, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos ahumado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno, seguimos adelante.Once we had smoked the peppers for the winter, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis ahumado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had smoked the bacon in the shed, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron ahumado | En cuanto los vecinos del patio hubieron ahumado las salchichas cada otoño, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the courtyard had smoked the sausages every autumn, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumaré | Mañana, yo ahumaré el queso con leña de roble.Tomorrow, I will smoke the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahumarás | Dentro de poco, tú ahumarás las costillas desde temprano.Soon, you will smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahumará | Esta tarde, el carnicero del pueblo ahumará la carne detrás del local.This afternoon, the town butcher will smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros ahumaremos los pimientos para el invierno.Next week, we will smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumaréis | Pronto, vosotros ahumaréis el tocino en el cobertizo.Before long, you all will smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahumarán | Más adelante, los vecinos del patio ahumarán las salchichas cada otoño.Later on, the neighbors in the courtyard will smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré ahumado | Para entonces, yo ya habré ahumado el queso con leña de roble.By then, I will already have smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | habrás ahumado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás ahumado las costillas desde temprano.Before closing time, you will already have smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | habrá ahumado | Al final del día, el carnicero del pueblo ya habrá ahumado la carne detrás del local.By the end of the day, the town butcher will already have smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | habremos ahumado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno.By tomorrow, we will already have smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | habréis ahumado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo.Before leaving, you all will already have smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | habrán ahumado | Para esa hora, los vecinos del patio ya habrán ahumado las salchichas cada otoño.By that hour, the neighbors in the courtyard will already have smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumaría | En un caso así, yo ahumaría el queso con leña de roble.In a case like that, I would smoke the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahumarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú ahumarías las costillas desde temprano.With a little more time, you would smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahumaría | En esa situación, el carnicero del pueblo ahumaría la carne detrás del local.In that situation, the town butcher would smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros ahumaríamos los pimientos para el invierno.With that outlook, we would smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros ahumaríais el tocino en el cobertizo.If it came to that, you all would smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahumarían | En un día así, los vecinos del patio ahumarían las salchichas cada otoño.On a day like that, the neighbors in the courtyard would smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría ahumado | En otro momento, yo habría ahumado el queso con leña de roble.At another moment, I would have smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | habrías ahumado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías ahumado las costillas desde temprano.With a little more margin, you would have smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | habría ahumado | A esas alturas, el carnicero del pueblo habría ahumado la carne detrás del local.By then, the town butcher would have smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | habríamos ahumado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno.With that turn, we would have smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | habríais ahumado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo.At that point, you all would have smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | habrían ahumado | En ese punto, los vecinos del patio habrían ahumado las salchichas cada otoño.From there, the neighbors in the courtyard would have smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahúme | Es mejor que yo ahúme el queso con leña de roble.It is better that I smoke the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | ahúmes | Hace falta que tú ahúmes las costillas desde temprano.It is necessary that you smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahúme | Conviene que el carnicero del pueblo ahúme la carne detrás del local.It is wise that the town butcher smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumemos | Importa que nosotros ahumemos los pimientos para el invierno.It matters that we smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahuméis | Puede ser útil que vosotros ahuméis el tocino en el cobertizo.It may help if you all smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahúmen | Es posible que los vecinos del patio ahúmen las salchichas cada otoño.It is possible that the neighbors in the courtyard smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya ahumado | Ojalá yo haya ahumado el queso con leña de roble.Hopefully I have smoked the cheese with oak wood. |
| tú | hayas ahumado | Puede que tú ya hayas ahumado las costillas desde temprano.Maybe you already have smoked the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | haya ahumado | Tal vez el carnicero del pueblo haya ahumado la carne detrás del local.Perhaps the town butcher has smoked the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | hayamos ahumado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno.Maybe we already have smoked the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | hayáis ahumado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo.It is likely that you all have smoked the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | hayan ahumado | Puede ser que los vecinos del patio ya hayan ahumado las salchichas cada otoño.It may be that the neighbors in the courtyard already have smoked the sausages every autumn. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumara | Si yo ahumara el queso con leña de roble, se notaría enseguida.If I smoked the cheese with oak wood, it would show right away. |
| tú | ahumaras | Si tú ahumaras las costillas desde temprano, costaría ocultarlo.If you smoked the ribs from early in the morning, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | ahumara | Si el carnicero del pueblo ahumara la carne detrás del local, daría mucho que hablar.If the town butcher smoked the meat behind the shop, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ahumáramos | Si nosotros ahumáramos los pimientos para el invierno, todo iría por otro lado.If we smoked the peppers for the winter, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | ahumarais | Si vosotros ahumarais el tocino en el cobertizo, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all smoked the bacon in the shed, the mood would change. |
| ellos | ahumaran | Si los vecinos del patio ahumaran las salchichas cada otoño, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the courtyard smoked the sausages every autumn, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera ahumado | Si yo hubiera ahumado el queso con leña de roble, aún se recordaría.If I had smoked the cheese with oak wood, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras ahumado | Si tú hubieras ahumado las costillas desde temprano, eso habría dejado marca.If you had smoked the ribs from early in the morning, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera ahumado | Si el carnicero del pueblo hubiera ahumado la carne detrás del local, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the town butcher had smoked the meat behind the shop, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos ahumado | Si nosotros hubiéramos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had smoked the peppers for the winter, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais ahumado | Si vosotros hubierais ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had smoked the bacon in the shed, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran ahumado | Si los vecinos del patio hubieran ahumado las salchichas cada otoño, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the courtyard had smoked the sausages every autumn, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahumare | Si yo ahumare el queso con leña de roble, se notará enseguida.If I smoke the cheese with oak wood, it will show right away. |
| tú | ahumares | Si tú ahumares las costillas desde temprano, costará ignorarlo.If you smoke the ribs from early in the morning, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | ahumare | Si el carnicero del pueblo ahumare la carne detrás del local, dará mucho que hablar.If the town butcher smokes the meat behind the shop, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | ahumáremos | Si nosotros ahumáremos los pimientos para el invierno, todo irá por otro camino.If we smoke the peppers for the winter, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | ahumareis | Si vosotros ahumareis el tocino en el cobertizo, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all smoke the bacon in the shed, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | ahumaren | Si los vecinos del patio ahumaren las salchichas cada otoño, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the courtyard smoke the sausages every autumn, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere ahumado | Cuando yo hubiere ahumado el queso con leña de roble, ya se notará.When I have smoked the cheese with oak wood, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres ahumado | En cuanto tú hubieres ahumado las costillas desde temprano, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have smoked the ribs from early in the morning, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere ahumado | Cuando el carnicero del pueblo hubiere ahumado la carne detrás del local, se verá de inmediato.When the town butcher has smoked the meat behind the shop, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos ahumado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos ahumado los pimientos para el invierno, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have smoked the peppers for the winter, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis ahumado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis ahumado el tocino en el cobertizo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have smoked the bacon in the shed, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren ahumado | En cuanto los vecinos del patio hubieren ahumado las salchichas cada otoño, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the courtyard have smoked the sausages every autumn, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | ahúma | ahúma las costillas desde temprano.Smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | ahúme | Que el carnicero del pueblo ahúme la carne detrás del local.Let the town butcher smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | ahumemos | ahumemos los pimientos para el invierno.Smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | ahumad | ahumad el tocino en el cobertizo.Smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | ahúmen | Que los vecinos del patio ahúmen las salchichas cada otoño.Let the neighbors in the courtyard smoke the sausages every autumn. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no ahúmes | No no ahúmes las costillas desde temprano.Do not smoke the ribs from early in the morning. |
| él | no ahúme | Que el carnicero del pueblo no no ahúme la carne detrás del local.Let the town butcher not smoke the meat behind the shop. |
| nosotros | no ahumemos | No no ahumemos los pimientos para el invierno.Let us not smoke the peppers for the winter. |
| vosotros | no ahuméis | No no ahuméis el tocino en el cobertizo.Do not smoke the bacon in the shed. |
| ellos | no ahúmen | Que los vecinos del patio no no ahúmen las salchichas cada otoño.Let the neighbors in the courtyard not smoke the sausages every autumn. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el queso con leña de roble.
I smoke the cheese with oak wood.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about ahumar.
- What does 'ahumar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'ahumar' means to smoke. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is ahumar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, ahumar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate ahumar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of ahumar: yo ahúmo, tú ahúmas, él/ella/usted ahúma, nosotros ahumamos, vosotros ahumáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahúman.
- How do you conjugate ahumar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of ahumar: yo ahumé, tú ahumaste, él/ella/usted ahumó, nosotros ahumamos, vosotros ahumasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahumaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of ahumar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of ahumar: yo ahumaba, tú ahumabas, él/ella/usted ahumaba, nosotros ahumábamos, vosotros ahumabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ahumaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of ahumar?
- The past participle of ahumar is 'ahumado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he ahumado' (I have smokeed), 'has ahumado', 'ha ahumado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of ahumar?
- The gerundio of ahumar is 'ahumando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy ahumando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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