yo olía

smelled

→ oler
ol to smell + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #25,673
smelled Imperfect tense (yo/él/ella/usted). Often means “used to smell” or “was smelling/was smelling like.”
SP: La cocina olía a pan recién hecho.
EN: The kitchen smelled like freshly baked bread.
Conjugation of oler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First olía —
Third olía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First olía —
Third olía —

No me digas cómo, pero me lo olía.

Don't ask me how, but I had a feeling.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Nada le alegraba más que un invitado dijera que su bebé olía bien.

Nothing made her happier than when a guest said her baby smelled good.

— La doncella (2016)

Olía raro, pero la queríamos.

She smelled strange, but we loved her.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

El cuerpo no olía bien, no me lo pude comer.

The body didn't smell good, I couldn't eat it.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Su pedo olía.

His fart smelled.

Ella olía muy bien.

She smelled very nice.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Dijo que, olía mal.

He said it smelled bad.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

El perro no olía nada.

The dog couldn’t smell anything.

El líquido olía fuerte.

The liquid had a strong smell.

Olía realmente bien.

It smelled really good.

Fíjate, Marco, que yo esto me lo olía.

Look, Marco, I had a feeling this was coming.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Hasta el aire olía distinto.

Even the air smelled different.