Verbo smell: pasado, participio y conjugación

smell significa «oler, olfatear». Es un verbo irregular: su pasado es smelled y su participio smelled. En inglés británico también se usa smelt / smelled.

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Formas del verbo smell

Forma	Inglés	Pronunciación
Infinitivo	smell	/smɛl/
Pasado simple	smelled🇬🇧 smelt / smelled	/smɛld/
Participio pasado	smelled🇬🇧 smelt / smelled	/smɛld/
Gerundio (-ing)	smelling
3.ª persona (he/she/it)	smells

Forma

Inglés

Pronunciación

Infinitivo

smell

/smɛl/

Pasado simple

smelled🇬🇧 smelt / smelled

/smɛld/

Participio pasado

smelled🇬🇧 smelt / smelled

/smɛld/

Gerundio (-ing)

smelling

3.ª persona (he/she/it)

smells

Conjugación del verbo smell

Formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa en inglés americano. «You» sirve para tú y para ustedes/vosotros.

Presente simple (Present simple)Hábitos, rutinas y verdades generales.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I smell	I don't smell	Do I smell?
tú	You smell	You don't smell	Do you smell?
él / ella	He/she/it smells	He/she/it doesn't smell	Does he/she/it smell?
nosotros	We smell	We don't smell	Do we smell?
ustedes / vosotros	You smell	You don't smell	Do you smell?
ellos / ellas	They smell	They don't smell	Do they smell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I smell

I don't smell

Do I smell?

tú

You smell

You don't smell

Do you smell?

él / ella

He/she/it smells

He/she/it doesn't smell

Does he/she/it smell?

nosotros

We smell

We don't smell

Do we smell?

ustedes / vosotros

You smell

You don't smell

Do you smell?

ellos / ellas

They smell

They don't smell

Do they smell?

Presente continuo (Present continuous)Acciones en curso ahora o planes cercanos.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am smelling	I'm not smelling	Am I smelling?
tú	You are smelling	You aren't smelling	Are you smelling?
él / ella	He/she/it is smelling	He/she/it isn't smelling	Is he/she/it smelling?
nosotros	We are smelling	We aren't smelling	Are we smelling?
ustedes / vosotros	You are smelling	You aren't smelling	Are you smelling?
ellos / ellas	They are smelling	They aren't smelling	Are they smelling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am smelling

I'm not smelling

Am I smelling?

tú

You are smelling

You aren't smelling

Are you smelling?

él / ella

He/she/it is smelling

He/she/it isn't smelling

Is he/she/it smelling?

nosotros

We are smelling

We aren't smelling

Are we smelling?

ustedes / vosotros

You are smelling

You aren't smelling

Are you smelling?

ellos / ellas

They are smelling

They aren't smelling

Are they smelling?

Pasado simple (Past simple)Acciones terminadas en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I smelled	I didn't smell	Did I smell?
tú	You smelled	You didn't smell	Did you smell?
él / ella	He/she/it smelled	He/she/it didn't smell	Did he/she/it smell?
nosotros	We smelled	We didn't smell	Did we smell?
ustedes / vosotros	You smelled	You didn't smell	Did you smell?
ellos / ellas	They smelled	They didn't smell	Did they smell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I smelled

I didn't smell

Did I smell?

tú

You smelled

You didn't smell

Did you smell?

él / ella

He/she/it smelled

He/she/it didn't smell

Did he/she/it smell?

nosotros

We smelled

We didn't smell

Did we smell?

ustedes / vosotros

You smelled

You didn't smell

Did you smell?

ellos / ellas

They smelled

They didn't smell

Did they smell?

Pasado continuo (Past continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I was smelling	I wasn't smelling	Was I smelling?
tú	You were smelling	You weren't smelling	Were you smelling?
él / ella	He/she/it was smelling	He/she/it wasn't smelling	Was he/she/it smelling?
nosotros	We were smelling	We weren't smelling	Were we smelling?
ustedes / vosotros	You were smelling	You weren't smelling	Were you smelling?
ellos / ellas	They were smelling	They weren't smelling	Were they smelling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I was smelling

I wasn't smelling

Was I smelling?

tú

You were smelling

You weren't smelling

Were you smelling?

él / ella

He/she/it was smelling

He/she/it wasn't smelling

Was he/she/it smelling?

nosotros

We were smelling

We weren't smelling

Were we smelling?

ustedes / vosotros

You were smelling

You weren't smelling

Were you smelling?

ellos / ellas

They were smelling

They weren't smelling

Were they smelling?

Presente perfecto (Present perfect)Experiencias y acciones pasadas con relación con el presente.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have smelled	I haven't smelled	Have I smelled?
tú	You have smelled	You haven't smelled	Have you smelled?
él / ella	He/she/it has smelled	He/she/it hasn't smelled	Has he/she/it smelled?
nosotros	We have smelled	We haven't smelled	Have we smelled?
ustedes / vosotros	You have smelled	You haven't smelled	Have you smelled?
ellos / ellas	They have smelled	They haven't smelled	Have they smelled?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have smelled

I haven't smelled

Have I smelled?

tú

You have smelled

You haven't smelled

Have you smelled?

él / ella

He/she/it has smelled

He/she/it hasn't smelled

Has he/she/it smelled?

nosotros

We have smelled

We haven't smelled

Have we smelled?

ustedes / vosotros

You have smelled

You haven't smelled

Have you smelled?

ellos / ellas

They have smelled

They haven't smelled

Have they smelled?

Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous)Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y siguen o acaban de terminar.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have been smelling	I haven't been smelling	Have I been smelling?
tú	You have been smelling	You haven't been smelling	Have you been smelling?
él / ella	He/she/it has been smelling	He/she/it hasn't been smelling	Has he/she/it been smelling?
nosotros	We have been smelling	We haven't been smelling	Have we been smelling?
ustedes / vosotros	You have been smelling	You haven't been smelling	Have you been smelling?
ellos / ellas	They have been smelling	They haven't been smelling	Have they been smelling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have been smelling

I haven't been smelling

Have I been smelling?

tú

You have been smelling

You haven't been smelling

Have you been smelling?

él / ella

He/she/it has been smelling

He/she/it hasn't been smelling

Has he/she/it been smelling?

nosotros

We have been smelling

We haven't been smelling

Have we been smelling?

ustedes / vosotros

You have been smelling

You haven't been smelling

Have you been smelling?

ellos / ellas

They have been smelling

They haven't been smelling

Have they been smelling?

Pasado perfecto (Past perfect)Una acción anterior a otra acción pasada.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had smelled	I hadn't smelled	Had I smelled?
tú	You had smelled	You hadn't smelled	Had you smelled?
él / ella	He/she/it had smelled	He/she/it hadn't smelled	Had he/she/it smelled?
nosotros	We had smelled	We hadn't smelled	Had we smelled?
ustedes / vosotros	You had smelled	You hadn't smelled	Had you smelled?
ellos / ellas	They had smelled	They hadn't smelled	Had they smelled?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had smelled

I hadn't smelled

Had I smelled?

tú

You had smelled

You hadn't smelled

Had you smelled?

él / ella

He/she/it had smelled

He/she/it hadn't smelled

Had he/she/it smelled?

nosotros

We had smelled

We hadn't smelled

Had we smelled?

ustedes / vosotros

You had smelled

You hadn't smelled

Had you smelled?

ellos / ellas

They had smelled

They hadn't smelled

Had they smelled?

Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous)Duración de una acción hasta un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had been smelling	I hadn't been smelling	Had I been smelling?
tú	You had been smelling	You hadn't been smelling	Had you been smelling?
él / ella	He/she/it had been smelling	He/she/it hadn't been smelling	Had he/she/it been smelling?
nosotros	We had been smelling	We hadn't been smelling	Had we been smelling?
ustedes / vosotros	You had been smelling	You hadn't been smelling	Had you been smelling?
ellos / ellas	They had been smelling	They hadn't been smelling	Had they been smelling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had been smelling

I hadn't been smelling

Had I been smelling?

tú

You had been smelling

You hadn't been smelling

Had you been smelling?

él / ella

He/she/it had been smelling

He/she/it hadn't been smelling

Had he/she/it been smelling?

nosotros

We had been smelling

We hadn't been smelling

Had we been smelling?

ustedes / vosotros

You had been smelling

You hadn't been smelling

Had you been smelling?

ellos / ellas

They had been smelling

They hadn't been smelling

Had they been smelling?

Futuro con will (Future simple (will))Predicciones, decisiones en el momento y promesas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will smell	I won't smell	Will I smell?
tú	You will smell	You won't smell	Will you smell?
él / ella	He/she/it will smell	He/she/it won't smell	Will he/she/it smell?
nosotros	We will smell	We won't smell	Will we smell?
ustedes / vosotros	You will smell	You won't smell	Will you smell?
ellos / ellas	They will smell	They won't smell	Will they smell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will smell

I won't smell

Will I smell?

tú

You will smell

You won't smell

Will you smell?

él / ella

He/she/it will smell

He/she/it won't smell

Will he/she/it smell?

nosotros

We will smell

We won't smell

Will we smell?

ustedes / vosotros

You will smell

You won't smell

Will you smell?

ellos / ellas

They will smell

They won't smell

Will they smell?

Futuro con going to (Future (going to))Planes e intenciones, y predicciones con evidencia.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am going to smell	I'm not going to smell	Am I going to smell?
tú	You are going to smell	You aren't going to smell	Are you going to smell?
él / ella	He/she/it is going to smell	He/she/it isn't going to smell	Is he/she/it going to smell?
nosotros	We are going to smell	We aren't going to smell	Are we going to smell?
ustedes / vosotros	You are going to smell	You aren't going to smell	Are you going to smell?
ellos / ellas	They are going to smell	They aren't going to smell	Are they going to smell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am going to smell

I'm not going to smell

Am I going to smell?

tú

You are going to smell

You aren't going to smell

Are you going to smell?

él / ella

He/she/it is going to smell

He/she/it isn't going to smell

Is he/she/it going to smell?

nosotros

We are going to smell

We aren't going to smell

Are we going to smell?

ustedes / vosotros

You are going to smell

You aren't going to smell

Are you going to smell?

ellos / ellas

They are going to smell

They aren't going to smell

Are they going to smell?

Futuro continuo (Future continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will be smelling	I won't be smelling	Will I be smelling?
tú	You will be smelling	You won't be smelling	Will you be smelling?
él / ella	He/she/it will be smelling	He/she/it won't be smelling	Will he/she/it be smelling?
nosotros	We will be smelling	We won't be smelling	Will we be smelling?
ustedes / vosotros	You will be smelling	You won't be smelling	Will you be smelling?
ellos / ellas	They will be smelling	They won't be smelling	Will they be smelling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will be smelling

I won't be smelling

Will I be smelling?

tú

You will be smelling

You won't be smelling

Will you be smelling?

él / ella

He/she/it will be smelling

He/she/it won't be smelling

Will he/she/it be smelling?

nosotros

We will be smelling

We won't be smelling

Will we be smelling?

ustedes / vosotros

You will be smelling

You won't be smelling

Will you be smelling?

ellos / ellas

They will be smelling

They won't be smelling

Will they be smelling?

Futuro perfecto (Future perfect)Acciones terminadas antes de un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will have smelled	I won't have smelled	Will I have smelled?
tú	You will have smelled	You won't have smelled	Will you have smelled?
él / ella	He/she/it will have smelled	He/she/it won't have smelled	Will he/she/it have smelled?
nosotros	We will have smelled	We won't have smelled	Will we have smelled?
ustedes / vosotros	You will have smelled	You won't have smelled	Will you have smelled?
ellos / ellas	They will have smelled	They won't have smelled	Will they have smelled?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will have smelled

I won't have smelled

Will I have smelled?

tú

You will have smelled

You won't have smelled

Will you have smelled?

él / ella

He/she/it will have smelled

He/she/it won't have smelled

Will he/she/it have smelled?

nosotros

We will have smelled

We won't have smelled

Will we have smelled?

ustedes / vosotros

You will have smelled

You won't have smelled

Will you have smelled?

ellos / ellas

They will have smelled

They won't have smelled

Will they have smelled?

Condicional simple (Conditional (would))Situaciones hipotéticas y peticiones educadas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would smell	I wouldn't smell	Would I smell?
tú	You would smell	You wouldn't smell	Would you smell?
él / ella	He/she/it would smell	He/she/it wouldn't smell	Would he/she/it smell?
nosotros	We would smell	We wouldn't smell	Would we smell?
ustedes / vosotros	You would smell	You wouldn't smell	Would you smell?
ellos / ellas	They would smell	They wouldn't smell	Would they smell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would smell

I wouldn't smell

Would I smell?

tú

You would smell

You wouldn't smell

Would you smell?

él / ella

He/she/it would smell

He/she/it wouldn't smell

Would he/she/it smell?

nosotros

We would smell

We wouldn't smell

Would we smell?

ustedes / vosotros

You would smell

You wouldn't smell

Would you smell?

ellos / ellas

They would smell

They wouldn't smell

Would they smell?

Condicional perfecto (Conditional perfect)Situaciones hipotéticas en el pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would have smelled	I wouldn't have smelled	Would I have smelled?
tú	You would have smelled	You wouldn't have smelled	Would you have smelled?
él / ella	He/she/it would have smelled	He/she/it wouldn't have smelled	Would he/she/it have smelled?
nosotros	We would have smelled	We wouldn't have smelled	Would we have smelled?
ustedes / vosotros	You would have smelled	You wouldn't have smelled	Would you have smelled?
ellos / ellas	They would have smelled	They wouldn't have smelled	Would they have smelled?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would have smelled

I wouldn't have smelled

Would I have smelled?

tú

You would have smelled

You wouldn't have smelled

Would you have smelled?

él / ella

He/she/it would have smelled

He/she/it wouldn't have smelled

Would he/she/it have smelled?

nosotros

We would have smelled

We wouldn't have smelled

Would we have smelled?

ustedes / vosotros

You would have smelled

You wouldn't have smelled

Would you have smelled?

ellos / ellas

They would have smelled

They wouldn't have smelled

Would they have smelled?

Imperativo: smell · negativo: don't smell · con nosotros: let's smell.

Ejemplos con smell

This soup smells delicious.Esta sopa huele riquísimo.
I smelled smoke in the kitchen.Olí humo en la cocina.
Have you ever smelled a durian?¿Alguna vez has olido un durián?

Practica el verbo smell

Escribe o elige la respuesta y pulsa Comprobar. Las soluciones están debajo de cada pregunta.

This soup (smell) delicious.

Presente simple. «Esta sopa huele riquísimo.»

Ver solución
smells This soup smells delicious. → smells.
I (smell) smoke in the kitchen.

Pasado simple. «Olí humo en la cocina.»

Ver solución
smelled I smelled smoke in the kitchen. → smelled.
Have you ever (smell) a durian?

Presente perfecto. «¿Alguna vez has olido un durián?»

Ver solución
smelled Have you ever smelled a durian? → smelled.
¿Cuál es el pasado de smell?

smelled smelling smells

Ver solución
smelled Pasado de smell: smelled; participio: smelled.

Otros verbos irregulares con el mismo patrón (ABB)

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