oler Conditional Conjugation
oler — to smell (of something)
The conditional of oler is regular: olería, olerías, olería, oleríamos, oleríais, olerían.
oler Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to describe what something 'would' smell like under certain conditions.
Notes on oler in the Conditional
Oler is regular in the conditional. Simply attach the endings to the full infinitive 'oler'.
Example Sentences
Con más flores, el jardín olería mejor.
With more flowers, the garden would smell better.
él/ella/usted
¿A qué olería el espacio?
What would space smell like?
él/ella/usted
Si abrieras la ventana, no olería tanto a pintura.
If you opened the window, it wouldn't smell so much like paint.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an 'h' like 'huelería'.
Correct: The correct form is 'olería'.
Why: The conditional always uses the infinitive stem for regular verbs like oler.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: huelo
Oler is highly irregular in the present: huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, oléis, huelen.
Preterite
yo: olí
The preterite of oler is regular: olí, oliste, olió, olimos, olisteis, olieron.
Imperfect
yo: olía
The imperfect of oler is regular: olía, olías, olía, olíamos, olíais, olían.
Future
yo: oleré
The future of oler is regular: oleré, olerás, olerá, oleremos, oleréis, olerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: huela
The present subjunctive follows the present indicative's irregularities: huela, huelas, huela, olamos, oláis, huelan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: oliera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: oliera, olieras, oliera, oliéramos, olierais, olieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: huele
Use the imperative to tell someone to smell something: huele, huela, olamos, oled, huelan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no huelas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no huelas, no huela, no olamos, no oláis, no huelan.