
oler Future Conjugation
oler — to smell (of something)
The future of oler is regular: oleré, olerás, olerá, oleremos, oleréis, olerán.
oler Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict a scent or to express probability about what something might smell like.
Notes on oler in the Future
Oler is completely regular in the future. You simply add the standard endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
La casa olerá a pan recién horneado.
The house will smell like freshly baked bread.
él/ella/usted
Si no limpias, todo olerá mal mañana.
If you don't clean, everything will smell bad tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Supongo que oleremos el mar pronto.
I guess we will smell the sea soon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'huelerá'.
Correct: The correct form is 'olerá'.
Why: The stem change (o->ue) only occurs in the present tense, never in the future.
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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.
Conditional
yo: olería
The conditional of oler is regular: olería, olerías, olería, oleríamos, oleríais, olerían.
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.