oler Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
oler — to smell (of something)
Use the imperative to tell someone to smell something: huele, huela, olamos, oled, huelan.
oler Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct commands, like asking a friend to smell a flower or a chef to check a sauce.
Notes on oler in the Affirmative Imperative
The singular 'tú' and 'usted' forms use the 'h' and 'ue' change. The 'vosotros' form (oled) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Huele estas flores!
Smell these flowers!
tú
Huela este vino, señor.
Smell this wine, sir.
usted
Oled el aire del campo.
Smell the country air.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'ole' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct command is 'huele'.
Why: The informal command usually matches the 3rd person singular of the present indicative, which is 'huele'.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no huelas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no huelas, no huela, no olamos, no oláis, no huelan.