Conjugation of the verb soften in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb soften in English.
Conjugation of the verb soften in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I soften
- you soften
- he|she|it softens
- we soften
- you soften
- they soften
Present Continuous
- I am softening
- you are softening
- he|she|it is softening
- we are softening
- you are softening
- they are softening
Present Perfect
- I have softened
- you have softened
- he|she|it has softened
- we have softened
- you have softened
- they have softened
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been softening
- you have been softening
- he|she|it has been softening
- we have been softening
- you have been softening
- they have been softening
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb soften in the past tenses
Simple past
- I softened
- you softened
- he|she|it softened
- we softened
- you softened
- they softened
Past continuous
- I was softening
- you were softening
- he|she|it was softening
- we were softening
- you were softening
- they were softening
Past perfect
- I had softened
- you had softened
- he|she|it had softened
- we had softened
- you had softened
- they had softened
Past perfect continuous
- I had been softening
- you had been softening
- he|she|it had been softening
- we had been softening
- you had been softening
- they had been softening
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb soften in the futur tenses
Future
- I will soften
- you will soften
- he|she|it will soften
- we will soften
- you will soften
- they will soften
Future continuous
- I will be softening
- you will be softening
- he|she|it will be softening
- we will be softening
- you will be softening
- they will be softening
Future perfect
- I will have softened
- you will have softened
- he|she|it will have softened
- we will have softened
- you will have softened
- they will have softened
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been softening
- you will have been softening
- he|she|it will have been softening
- we will have been softening
- you will have been softening
- they will have been softening
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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