to smell
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
La cocina huele a café.
The kitchen smells like coffee.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El niño olió las flores.
The boy smelled the flowers.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
La casa de mi abuela olía a pan.
My grandmother's house smelled like bread.
Futuro · What will happen
Toda la casa olerá a lechón.
The whole house will smell like roast pork.
Condicional · What would happen
Esto olería mejor con canela.
This would smell better with cinnamon.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Nunca he olido nada tan rico.
I've never smelled anything so good.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había olido esa flor.
She had never smelled that flower.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con más ajo, habría olido mejor.
With more garlic, it would have smelled better.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que no huela a pescado.
I hope it doesn't smell like fish.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Abrí la ventana para que no oliera a humo.
I opened the window so it wouldn't smell like smoke.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que la ropa oliese a gasolina.
I was afraid the clothes would smell like gasoline.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya olido a gas.
I doubt it has smelled like gas.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera olido mal, no lo habría comido.
If it had smelled bad, I wouldn't have eaten it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Huele este perfume.
Smell this perfume.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No huelas eso, está podrido.
Don't smell that, it's rotten.