Conjugate oler in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)

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Oler (to smell) is an irregular verb in El Presente in Spanish because it has an irregular stem.

Learn how to conjugate "oler" in El Presente in Spanish

yo huelo
hueles
él / ella / Ud. huele
nosotros / nosotras 
olemos 
vosotros / vosotras 
oléis
ellos / ellas / Uds.   huelen

Notice the stem changes from ol- to huel-, except for nosotros and vosotros. However, all the endings are regular.

Look at and listen to these examples:

Yo huelo siempre bien.I always smell good.

hueles a perfume fresco.You smell of fresh perfume.

Ella lo huele todo.She smells everything.

Nosotros olemos las rosas del jardín.We smell the roses in the garden.

¿Vosotros oléis a pollo quemado?Can you smell burned chicken?

Las galletas huelen a chocolate.Cookies smell like chocolate.

Ustedes huelen fatal.You smell awful.

 

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Yo huelo siempre bien.I always smell good.
Ella lo huele todo.She smells everything.
Nosotros olemos las rosas del jardín.We smell the roses in the garden.
Las galletas huelen a chocolate.Cookies smell like chocolate.
¿Vosotros oléis a pollo quemado?Can you smell burned chicken?
Ustedes huelen fatal.You smell awful.
hueles a perfume fresco.You smell of fresh perfume.
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