Past Tense of Smell: Verb Smell V1V2V3 Forms

Past tense of smell! The verb smell has two past forms: one is regular, and the other is irregular. The past tense of smell is either smelled or smelt. Both are correct to use. It has the same past participle or V3, i.e., smelled smelt. In this blog post, you’ll learn the forms of smell with conjugation examples.

Read: Past Tense of Sing in English

Meaning: to notice something with the nose

Forms of the Verb Smell (V1, V2, & V3)

Verbs Smell Conjugation Active

Present Simple Tense

• I/We smell
• He/She/It smells
• You/They smell

Past Simple Tense

• I smelled/smelt
• We smelled/smelt
• You smelled/smelt
• He/She/It smelled/smelt
• They smelled/smelt

Future Simple Tense

• I/We will smell
• He/She/It v smell
• You/They will smell

Present Perfect Tense

• I have smelled/smelt
• We have smelled/smelt
• You have smelled/smelt
• He/She/It has smelled/smelt
• They have smelled/smelt

Past Perfect Tense

• I had smelled/smelt
• We had smelled/smelt
• You had smelled/smelt
• He/She/It had smelled/smelt
• They had smelled/smelt

Future Perfect Tense

• I will have smelled/smelt
• We will have smelled/smelt
• You will have smelled/smelt
• He/She/It will have smelled/smelt
• They will have smelled/smelt

Verbs Smell Conjugation Passive

Present Simple Tense

• I am smelled/smelt
• We are smelled/smelt
• You are smelled/smelt
• He/She/It is smelled/smelt
• They are smelled/smelt

Past Simple Tense

• I was smelled/smelt
• We were smelled/smelt
• You were smelled/smelt
• He/She/It was smelled/smelt
• They were smelled/smelt

Future Simple Tense

• I will be smelled/smelt
• We s be smelled/smelt
• You will be smelled/smelt
• He/She/It be smelled/smelt
• They will be smelled/smelt

Present Perfect Tense

• I have been smelled/smelt
• We have been smelled/smelt
• You have been smelled/smelt
• He/She/It has been smelled/smelt
• They have been smelled/smelt

Past Perfect Tense

• I had been smelled/smelt
• We had been smelled/smelt
• You had been smelled/smelt
• He/She/It had been smelled/smelt
• They had been smelled/smelt

Future Perfect Tense

• I will have been smelled/smelt
• We will have been smelled/smelt
• You will have been smelled/smelt
• He/She/It will have been smelled/smelt
• They will have been smelled/smelt

Note: Verb smell is not used in the progressive tenses

Verb Smell Example Sentences

• That bread smells good.
• There is something in the kitchen that smells mouldy.
• Many people’s feet smell in the summer season. 
• I loved the smell of all the roses.
• I smell something burning.
• I smelled the meat to see if it was fresh.
• The kitchen smelled of onions.
• Can you smell the eggs?

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