Past simple and past participle
smell
Smell is an irregular verb: its past simple is smelt and its past participle is smelt.
- Base form
- smell
- Past simple
- smelt
- Past participle
- smelt
- Definition
- Perceive or detect the odor or scent of (something).
- Example
- “I think I can smell something burning.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.