Smell – English Verbs Conjugation

smell smells smelling smelled

Smell means to perceive odors through the nose, or to emit an odor. Irregular verb: smell-smelt/smelled-smelt/smelled.

Meanings

To perceive an odor
To emit an odor
To detect or suspect something

Common Collocations

smell like smell something fishy smell a rat smell of wake up and smell the coffee

Tip for Learners

Smell a rat means to suspect something wrong. Both smelled and smelt are correct past forms.

Present Simple

I	smell
you	smell
he/she/it	smells
we	smell
they	smell

Examples - Present Simple

I smell the flowers.
You smell nice today.
She smells the coffee brewing.
We smell smoke.
They smell danger.

Present Continuous

I	am smelling
you	are smelling
he/she/it	is smelling
we	are smelling
they	are smelling

Examples - Present Continuous

I am smelling the flowers.
You are smelling nice today.
She is smelling the coffee.
We are smelling smoke.
They are smelling danger.

Present Perfect

I	have smelled
you	have smelled
he/she/it	has smelled
we	have smelled
they	have smelled

Examples - Present Perfect

I have smelled the flowers.
You have smelled nice.
She has smelled the coffee.
We have smelled smoke.
They have smelled danger.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been smelling
you	have been smelling
he/she/it	has been smelling
we	have been smelling
they	have been smelling

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been smelling flowers.
You have been smelling nice.
She has been smelling coffee.
We have been smelling smoke.
They have been smelling danger.

Past Simple

I	smelled
you	smelled
he/she/it	smelled
we	smelled
they	smelled

Examples - Past Simple

I smelled the flowers.
You smelled nice.
She smelled the coffee.
We smelled smoke.
They smelled danger.

Past Continuous

I	was smelling
you	were smelling
he/she/it	was smelling
we	were smelling
they	were smelling

Examples - Past Continuous

I was smelling the flowers.
You were smelling nice.
She was smelling the coffee.
We were smelling smoke.
They were smelling danger.

Past Perfect

I	had smelled
you	had smelled
he/she/it	had smelled
we	had smelled
they	had smelled

Examples - Past Perfect

I had smelled the flowers.
You had smelled nice.
She had smelled the coffee.
We had smelled smoke.
They had smelled danger.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been smelling
you	had been smelling
he/she/it	had been smelling
we	had been smelling
they	had been smelling

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been smelling flowers.
You had been smelling nice.
He had been smelling coffee.
We had been smelling smoke.
They had been smelling danger.

Future Simple

I	will smell
you	will smell
he/she/it	will smell
we	will smell
they	will smell

Examples - Future Simple

I will smell the flowers.
You will smell nice.
She will smell the coffee.
We will smell smoke.
They will smell danger.

Future Continuous

I	will be smelling
you	will be smelling
he/she/it	will be smelling
we	will be smelling
they	will be smelling

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be smelling flowers.
You will be smelling nice.
He will be smelling coffee.
We will be smelling smoke.
They will be smelling danger.

Future Perfect

I	will have smelled
you	will have smelled
he/she/it	will have smelled
we	will have smelled
they	will have smelled

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have smelled the flowers.
You will have smelled nice.
She will have smelled the coffee.
We will have smelled smoke.
They will have smelled danger.

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
they	will have been smelling

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been smelling flowers.
You will have been smelling nice.
He will have been smelling coffee.
We will have been smelling smoke.
They will have been smelling danger.