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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 

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 

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

Subjuntivo presente 

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

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

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

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) olía I smelled
(tú) olías You smelled
(él/ella) olía he/she smelled
(nosotros/nosotras) olíamos we smelled
(vosotros/vosotras) olíais You smelled
(ellos/ellas) olían they smelled

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había olido I had smelled
(tú) habías olido You had smelled
(él/ella) había olido he had smelled/she 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 

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) olí I smelled
(tú) oliste You smelled
(él/ella) olió he/she smelled
(nosotros/nosotras) olimos we smelled
(vosotros/vosotras) olisteis You smelled
(ellos/ellas) olieron they smelled

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube olido I had smelled
(tú) hubiste olido You had smelled
(él/ella) hubo olido he smelled
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos olido we had smelled
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis olido You all had smelled
(ellos/ellas) hubieron olido they had smelled

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

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

Futuro simple 

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

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré olido I will have smelled
(tú) habrás olido You will have smelled
(él/ella) habrá olido he/she 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 

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

Imperativo negativo 

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 

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

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría olido I would have smelled
(tú) habrías olido You would have smelled
(él/ella) habría olido he would have smelled/she 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 noise and the silence outside.
Vosotros oléis el ruido y el silencio afuera.
2. We smell the coffee clearly in the morning.
Nosotros olemos el café claro por la mañana.
3. We will smell the fresh air.
Nosotros oleremos el aire fresco.
4. They smell the salty and bitter food.
Ellos huelen la comida salada y amarga.
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.
(It is better that we smell the cheese before paying for it.)
2.
Nosotros olíamos si ... estas frutas.
(We would smell if we smelled these fruits.)
3.
Deseo que vosotros ... el pan recién hecho.
(I wish that you smell the freshly baked bread.)
4.
Es importante que él ... el perfume antes de comprarlo.
(It is important that he smell the perfume before buying it.)
5.
Yo espero que ... 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.