was smelling

Past progressive conjugation of smell. There are other translations for this conjugation.

smell

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Present:	smelling
Past:	smelled

Indicative of "smell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	smell	smelt	will smell
you	smell	smelt	will smell
he/she	smells	smelt	will smell
we	smell	smelt	will smell
you	smell	smelt	will smell
they	smell	smelt	will smell

Perfect of "smell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have smelled	had smelled	will have smelled
you	have smelled	had smelled	will have smelled
he/she	has smelled	had smelled	will have smelled
we	have smelled	had smelled	will have smelled
you	have smelled	had smelled	will have smelled
they	have smelled	had smelled	will have smelled

Imperative of "smell"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	smell	don't smell
he/she	-	-
we	let's smell	let's not smell
you	smell	don't smell
they	-	-

Progressive of "smell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am smelling	was smelling	will be smelling
you	are smelling	were smelling	will be smelling
he/she	is smelling	was smelling	will be smelling
we	are smelling	were smelling	will be smelling
you	are smelling	were smelling	will be smelling
they	are smelling	were smelling	will be smelling

Perfect Progressive of "smell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling
you	have been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling
he/she	has been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling
we	have been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling
you	have been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling
they	have been smelling	had been smelling	will have been smelling

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