Conjugation of the verb smell in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb smell in English.

Conjugation of the verb smell in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I smell
  • you smell
  • he|she|it smells
  • we smell
  • you smell
  • they smell

Present Continuous

  • I am smelling
  • you are smelling
  • he|she|it is smelling
  • we are smelling
  • you are smelling
  • they are smelling

Present Perfect

  • I have smelt/smelled
  • you have smelt/smelled
  • he|she|it has smelt/smelled
  • we have smelt/smelled
  • you have smelt/smelled
  • they have smelt/smelled

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been smelling
  • you have been smelling
  • he|she|it has been smelling
  • we have been smelling
  • you have been smelling
  • they have been smelling

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb smell in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I smelt/smelled
  • you smelt/smelled
  • he|she|it smelt/smelled
  • we smelt/smelled
  • you smelt/smelled
  • they smelt/smelled

Past continuous

  • I was smelling
  • you were smelling
  • he|she|it was smelling
  • we were smelling
  • you were smelling
  • they were smelling

Past perfect

  • I had smelt/smelled
  • you had smelt/smelled
  • he|she|it had smelt/smelled
  • we had smelt/smelled
  • you had smelt/smelled
  • they had smelt/smelled

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been smelling
  • you had been smelling
  • he|she|it had been smelling
  • we had been smelling
  • you had been smelling
  • they had been smelling

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb smell in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will smell
  • you will smell
  • he|she|it will smell
  • we will smell
  • you will smell
  • they will smell

Future continuous

  • I will be smelling
  • you will be smelling
  • he|she|it will be smelling
  • we will be smelling
  • you will be smelling
  • they will be smelling

Future perfect

  • I will have smelt/smelled
  • you will have smelt/smelled
  • he|she|it will have smelt/smelled
  • we will have smelt/smelled
  • you will have smelt/smelled
  • they will have smelt/smelled

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been smelling
  • you will have been smelling
  • he|she|it will have been smelling
  • we will have been smelling
  • you will have been smelling
  • they will have been smelling

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to smell

Present participle

  • smelling

Past participle

  • smelt/smelled

Perfect Participle

  • having smelt/smelled

The imperative in English, for the verb to smell

Imperative

  • smell
  • let's smell
  • smell

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