Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | huelo | |
| tú | hueles | |
| él / ella / usted | huele | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | huelen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olí | |
| tú | oliste | |
| él / ella / usted | olió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olía | |
| tú | olías | |
| él / ella / usted | olía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | olíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oleré | |
| tú | olerás | |
| él / ella / usted | olerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oleremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oleréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | olería | |
| tú | olerías | |
| él / ella / usted | olería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oleríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oleríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | olerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | huela | |
| tú | huelas | |
| él / ella / usted | huela | |
| nosotros / nosotras | olamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | huelan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to smell (perceive by scent)
- to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome)
- to smell out, uncover (find out by prying)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations