Irregular VerbsPast tense of “smell”: smelt, smelt
The verb “smell” is irregular: its past simple is “smelt” and its past participle is “smelt”.
Base form (V1)
smell
/smɛl/
Past simple (V2)
smelt
/smɛlt/
Past participle (V3)
smelt
/smɛlt/
Meaning
to notice something with your nose
Example
The kitchen smelt of fresh bread.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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