How do you say "the shark smelled the food"
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I put olió but my teacher insists that is incorrect. Can anyone verify how to say this? Thanks a bunch.
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updated Apr 28, 2011
posted by djbassmeister
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Hi.
You could put "El tiburón olía la comida", but i see right "El tiburón olió la comida".
Greetings from Spain.
updated Apr 28, 2011
posted by carlomp
If I were betting, this would be what I would guess is the problem. - 0074b507, Apr 28, 2011
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You couldn't give us the complete sentence or more context could you? The only thing that jumps out is that the context may have required the imperfect past (was smelling) rather than the preterite past (smelled). Or the syntax of the sentence may have required the subjunctive mood. Espero que el tiburón oliera....la comida.
It can be a transitive verb, so it's not gustar-like which was my first guess.
updated Apr 28, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Yes I was thinking exactly the same thing when I saw this post but I was having problems with my internet connection so was not able to post a reply - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2011
Yes I was thinking exactly the same thing when I saw this post but I was having problems with my internet connection so was not able to post a reply - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2011
