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sentir
to smell, to feel
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I smell |
| tu | you smell |
| il/elle/on | he/she smells |
| nous | we smell |
| vous | you (plural/formal) smell |
| ils/elles | they smell |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I smelled; I have smelled |
| tu | you smelled; you have smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she smelled; he/she has smelled |
| nous | we smelled; we have smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) smelled; you (plural/formal) have smelled |
| ils/elles | they smelled; they have smelled |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to smell |
| tu | you used to smell |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to smell |
| nous | we used to smell |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to smell |
| ils/elles | they used to smell |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had smelled |
| tu | you had smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she had smelled |
| nous | we had smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had smelled |
| ils/elles | they had smelled |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will smell |
| tu | you will smell |
| il/elle/on | he/she will smell |
| nous | we will smell |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will smell |
| ils/elles | they will smell |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have smelled |
| tu | you will have smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have smelled |
| nous | we will have smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have smelled |
| ils/elles | they will have smelled |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to smell |
| tu | you are going to smell |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to smell |
| nous | we are going to smell |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to smell |
| ils/elles | they are going to smell |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just smelled |
| tu | you have just smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just smelled |
| nous | we have just smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just smelled |
| ils/elles | they have just smelled |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I smelled |
| tu | you smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she smelled |
| nous | we smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) smelled |
| ils/elles | they smelled |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had smelled |
| tu | you had smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she had smelled |
| nous | we had smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had smelled |
| ils/elles | they had smelled |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would smell |
| tu | you would smell |
| il/elle/on | he/she would smell |
| nous | we would smell |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would smell |
| ils/elles | they would smell |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have smelled |
| tu | you would have smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have smelled |
| nous | we would have smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have smelled |
| ils/elles | they would have smelled |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have smelled |
| tu | you would have smelled |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have smelled |
| nous | we would have smelled |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have smelled |
| ils/elles | they would have smelled |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I smell |
| tu | (that) you smell |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she smells |
| nous | (that) we smell |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) smell |
| ils/elles | (that) they smell |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have smelled |
| tu | (that) you have smelled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has smelled |
| nous | (that) we have smelled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have smelled |
| ils/elles | (that) they have smelled |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I smelled |
| tu | (that) you smelled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she smelled |
| nous | (that) we smelled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) smelled |
| ils/elles | (that) they smelled |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had smelled |
| tu | (that) you had smelled |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had smelled |
| nous | (that) we had smelled |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had smelled |
| ils/elles | (that) they had smelled |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | smell! |
| nous | let's smell! |
| vous | smell! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have smelled by then! |
| nous | let's have smelled by then! |
| vous | have smelled by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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