Olfatear

to sniff

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

olfatear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

olfateando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

olfateado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfateo I sniff	I sniff
tú	olfateas you sniff	you sniff
él/ella/usted	olfatea he/she/you sniffs	he/she/you sniffs
nosotros	olfateamos we sniff	we sniff
vosotros	olfateáis you all sniff	you all sniff
ellos/ustedes	olfatean they/you all sniff	they/you all sniff

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfateaba I used to sniff	I used to sniff
tú	olfateabas you used to sniff	you used to sniff
él/ella/usted	olfateaba he/she/you used to sniff	he/she/you used to sniff
nosotros	olfateábamos we used to sniff	we used to sniff
vosotros	olfateabais you all used to sniff	you all used to sniff
ellos/ustedes	olfateaban they/you all used to sniff	they/you all used to sniff

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfateé I sniffed	I sniffed
tú	olfateaste you sniffed	you sniffed
él/ella/usted	olfateó he/she/you sniffed	he/she/you sniffed
nosotros	olfateamos we sniffed	we sniffed
vosotros	olfateasteis you all sniffed	you all sniffed
ellos/ustedes	olfatearon they/you all sniffed	they/you all sniffed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfatearé I will sniff	I will sniff
tú	olfatearás you will sniff	you will sniff
él/ella/usted	olfateará he/she/you will sniff	he/she/you will sniff
nosotros	olfatearemos we will sniff	we will sniff
vosotros	olfatearéis you all will sniff	you all will sniff
ellos/ustedes	olfatearán they/you all will sniff	they/you all will sniff

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfatearía I would sniff	I would sniff
tú	olfatearías you would sniff	you would sniff
él/ella/usted	olfatearía he/she/you would sniff	he/she/you would sniff
nosotros	olfatearíamos we would sniff	we would sniff
vosotros	olfatearíais you all would sniff	you all would sniff
ellos/ustedes	olfatearían they/you all would sniff	they/you all would sniff

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfatee that I sniff	that I sniff
tú	olfatees that you sniff	that you sniff
él/ella/usted	olfatee that he/she/you sniff	that he/she/you sniff
nosotros	olfateemos that we sniff	that we sniff
vosotros	olfateéis that you all sniff	that you all sniff
ellos/ustedes	olfateen that they/you all sniff	that they/you all sniff

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	olfateara or olfatease that I sniffed	that I sniffed
tú	olfatearas or olfateases that you sniffed	that you sniffed
él/ella/usted	olfateara or olfatease that he/she/you sniffed	that he/she/you sniffed
nosotros	olfateáramos or olfateásemos that we sniffed	that we sniffed
vosotros	olfatearais or olfateaseis that you all sniffed	that you all sniffed
ellos/ustedes	olfatearan or olfateasen that they/you all sniffed	that they/you all sniffed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he olfateado I have sniffed	I have sniffed
tú	has olfateado you have sniffed	you have sniffed
él/ella/usted	ha olfateado he/she/you have sniffed	he/she/you have sniffed
nosotros	hemos olfateado we have sniffed	we have sniffed
vosotros	habéis olfateado you all have sniffed	you all have sniffed
ellos/ustedes	han olfateado they/you all have sniffed	they/you all have sniffed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había olfateado I had sniffed	I had sniffed
tú	habías olfateado you had sniffed	you had sniffed
él/ella/usted	había olfateado he/she/you had sniffed	he/she/you had sniffed
nosotros	habíamos olfateado we had sniffed	we had sniffed
vosotros	habíais olfateado you all had sniffed	you all had sniffed
ellos/ustedes	habían olfateado they/you all had sniffed	they/you all had sniffed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube olfateado I had sniffed	I had sniffed
tú	hubiste olfateado you had sniffed	you had sniffed
él/ella/usted	hubo olfateado he/she/you had sniffed	he/she/you had sniffed
nosotros	hubimos olfateado we had sniffed	we had sniffed
vosotros	hubisteis olfateado you all had sniffed	you all had sniffed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron olfateado they/you all had sniffed	they/you all had sniffed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré olfateado I will have sniffed	I will have sniffed
tú	habrás olfateado you will have sniffed	you will have sniffed
él/ella/usted	habrá olfateado he/she/you will have sniffed	he/she/you will have sniffed
nosotros	habremos olfateado we will have sniffed	we will have sniffed
vosotros	habréis olfateado you all will have sniffed	you all will have sniffed
ellos/ustedes	habrán olfateado they/you all will have sniffed	they/you all will have sniffed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría olfateado I would have sniffed	I would have sniffed
tú	habrías olfateado you would have sniffed	you would have sniffed
él/ella/usted	habría olfateado he/she/you would have sniffed	he/she/you would have sniffed
nosotros	habríamos olfateado we would have sniffed	we would have sniffed
vosotros	habríais olfateado you all would have sniffed	you all would have sniffed
ellos/ustedes	habrían olfateado they/you all would have sniffed	they/you all would have sniffed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya olfateado that I have sniffed	that I have sniffed
tú	hayas olfateado that you have sniffed	that you have sniffed
él/ella/usted	haya olfateado that he/she/you have sniffed	that he/she/you have sniffed
nosotros	hayamos olfateado that we have sniffed	that we have sniffed
vosotros	hayáis olfateado that you all have sniffed	that you all have sniffed
ellos/ustedes	hayan olfateado that they/you all have sniffed	that they/you all have sniffed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera olfateado that I had sniffed	that I had sniffed
tú	hubieras olfateado that you had sniffed	that you had sniffed
él/ella/usted	hubiera olfateado that he/she/you had sniffed	that he/she/you had sniffed
nosotros	hubiéramos olfateado that we had sniffed	that we had sniffed
vosotros	hubierais olfateado that you all had sniffed	that you all had sniffed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran olfateado that they/you all had sniffed	that they/you all had sniffed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	olfatea	sniff! (you)
usted	olfatee	sniff! (you formal)
nosotros	olfateemos	let's sniff!
vosotros	olfatead	sniff! (you all)
ustedes	olfateen	sniff! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no olfatees	don't sniff! (you)
usted	no olfatee	don't sniff! (you formal)
nosotros	no olfateemos	let's not sniff!
vosotros	no olfateéis	don't sniff! (you all)
ustedes	no olfateen	don't sniff! (you all)

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