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Oler (to smell) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of oler (to smell) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Oler (to smell) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 26: Sentidos y percepción (Senses and perceiving)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Oler (to smell) Oliendo (Smelling) Olido (Smelled)

Oler (to smell): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente  Present

Spanish English
yo huelo I smell
tú hueles You smell
él/ella huele he smells
nosotros/nosotras olemos we smell
vosotros/vosotras oléis you smell
ellos/ellas huelen they smell

Pretérito perfecto  Present Perfect

Spanish English
yo he olido I have smelled
tú has olido You have smelled
él/ella ha olido he has smelled
nosotros/nosotras hemos olido we have smelled
vosotros/vosotras habéis olido you (plural) have smelled
ellos/ellas han olido They have smelled

Subjuntivo presente  Present subjunctive

Spanish English
yo huela I smell
tú huelas You smell
él/ella huela he smells
nosotros/nosotras olamos we smell
vosotros/vosotras oláis you smell
ellos/ellas huelan they smell

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto  Past Perfect Subjunctive

Spanish English
yo haya olido I have smelled
tú hayas olido you have smelled
él/ella haya olido he has smelt
nosotros/nosotras hayamos olido we have smelt
vosotros/vosotras hayáis olido you have smelt
ellos/ellas hayan olido they have smelt

Pretérito imperfecto  Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo olía I used to smell
tú olías You smelled
él/ella olía He/she smelled
nosotros/nosotras olíamos we smelled
vosotros/vosotras olíais You/You all used to smell
ellos/ellas olían they smelled

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo había olido I had smelled
tú habías olido You had smelled
él/ella había olido he had smelled
nosotros/nosotras habíamos olido we had smelled
vosotros/vosotras habíais olido you had smelled
ellos/ellas habían olido They had smelled

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto  Subjunctive past imperfect

Spanish English
yo oliera/oliese I would smell
tú olieras/olieses You would smell
él/ella oliera/oliese he would smell
nosotros/nosotras oliéramos/oliésemos we would smell
vosotros/vosotras olierais/olieseis You all would smell
ellos/ellas olieran/oliesen they would smell

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto  Past perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese olido I would have smelled
tú hubieras/hubieses olido You would have smelled
él/ella hubiera/hubiese olido he would have smelled
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos olido we would have smelled
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis olido You would have smelled
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen olido they had smelled

Pretérito indefinido  Simple Past

Spanish English
yo olí I smelled
tú oliste You smelled
él/ella olió He/she smelled
nosotros/nosotras olimos we smelt
vosotros/vosotras olisteis you (pl) smelt
ellos/ellas olieron They smelled

Pretérito anterior  Preterite Anterior

Spanish English
yo hube olido I had smelled
tú hubiste olido You had smelt
él/ella hubo olido he had smelled
nosotros/nosotras hubimos olido we had smelled
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis olido you had smelled
ellos/ellas hubieron olido They had smelled

Subjuntivo futuro simple  Future subjunctive simple

Spanish English
yo oliera I will smell
tú olieras You will smell
él/ella oliera he would smell
nosotros/nosotras oliéramos we would smell
vosotros/vosotras olierais you would smell
ellos/ellas olieran they would smell

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto  Future perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiere olido I will have smelled
tú hubieres olido you will have smelled
él/ella hubiere olido he will have smelt
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos olido we will have smelled
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis olido you will have smelt
ellos/ellas hubieren olido they will have smelt

Futuro simple  Simple Future

Spanish English
yo oleré I will smell
tú olerás You will smell
él/ella olerá he/she will smell
nosotros/nosotras oleremos we will smell
vosotros/vosotras oleréis you will smell
ellos/ellas olerán They will smell

Futuro perfecto  Future Perfect

Spanish English
yo habré olido I will have smelled
tú habrás olido You will have smelled
él/ella habrá olido he will have smelled
nosotros/nosotras habremos olido we will have smelled
vosotros/vosotras habréis olido You will have smelled
ellos/ellas habrán olido They will have smelled
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo  Imperative

Spanish English
¡Huele! You smell
¡Huela! He smell
¡Olemos! We smell
¡Oled! You all smell
¡Huelan! They smell

Imperativo negativo  Negative Imperative

Spanish English
No huelas! You don't smell
No huela! He/She does not smell!
No olamos! Let's not smell
No oláis! You(plural) do not smell
No huelan! They do not smell

Condicional simple  Simple Conditional

Spanish English
yo olería I would smell
tú olerías You would smell
él/ella olería He would smell
nosotros/nosotras oleríamos we would smell
vosotros/vosotras oleríais You would smell
ellos/ellas olerían they would smell

Condicional perfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo habría olido I would have smelled
tú habrías olido You would have smelled
él/ella habría olido he would have smelled
nosotros/nosotras habríamos olido we would have smelled
vosotros/vosotras habríais olido you would have smelled
ellos/ellas habrían olido They would have smelled

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You smell the perfume on the card.
Vosotros oléis el perfume en la carta.
2. We smell the aroma of the family meal.
Nosotros olemos el aroma de la comida familiar.
3. We will smell the fresh air.
Nosotros oleremos el aire fresco.
4. They smell the sea when they go to the beach.
Ellos huelen el mar cuando van a la playa.
5. You will smell the flowers.
Tú olerás las flores.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You smelled the food in the kitchen.
Tú olías la comida en la cocina.
2. He smelled the coffee in the morning.
Él olía el café por la mañana.
3. They smelled the soap.
Ellos olieron el jabón.
4. We have smelled the tomatoes.
Nosotros hemos olido los tomates.
5. They have smelled the coffee.
Ellos han olido el café.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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oláis, olamos, huela, oliéramos/oliésemos

1. Es mejor que nosotros ... el queso antes de pagarlo.

Es mejor que nosotros olamos el queso antes de pagarlo.
(It is better that we smell the cheese before paying for it.)

2. Nosotros olíamos si ... estas frutas.

Nosotros olíamos si oliéramos/oliésemos estas frutas.
(We would smell if we smelled these fruits.)

3. Deseo que vosotros ... el pan recién hecho.

Deseo que vosotros oláis el pan recién hecho.
(I wish that you smell the freshly baked bread.)

4. Es importante que él ... el perfume antes de comprarlo.

Es importante que él huela el perfume antes de comprarlo.
(It is important that he smell the perfume before buying it.)

5. Yo espero que ... bien esta comida.

Yo espero que huela bien esta comida.
(I hope that this food smells good.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He had smelled the flowers from the garden.
Él hubo olido las flores del jardín.
2. You would have smelled the food before preparing it.
Vosotros habríais olido la comida antes de prepararla.
3. I had smelled the perfume in the shop.
Yo hube olido el perfume en la tienda.
4. If we had smelled the smoke, we would have evacuated the building.
Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos olido el humo, habríamos evacuado el edificio.
5. I hope that you have smelled the aroma of the coffee.
Espero que tú hayas olido el aroma del café.