CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOFT-PEDALLED
PRESENT
Present
I soft-pedalled
you soft-pedalled
he/she/it soft-pedalleds
we soft-pedalled
you soft-pedalled
they soft-pedalled
Present continuous
I am soft-pedalledding
you are soft-pedalledding
he/she/it is soft-pedalledding
we are soft-pedalledding
you are soft-pedalledding
they are soft-pedalledding
Present perfect
I have soft-pedalledded
you have soft-pedalledded
he/she/it has soft-pedalledded
we have soft-pedalledded
you have soft-pedalledded
they have soft-pedalledded
Present perfect continuous
I have been soft-pedalledding
you have been soft-pedalledding
he/she/it has been soft-pedalledding
we have been soft-pedalledding
you have been soft-pedalledding
they have been soft-pedalledding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I soft-pedalledded
you soft-pedalledded
he/she/it soft-pedalledded
we soft-pedalledded
you soft-pedalledded
they soft-pedalledded
Past continuous
I was soft-pedalledding
you were soft-pedalledding
he/she/it was soft-pedalledding
we were soft-pedalledding
you were soft-pedalledding
they were soft-pedalledding
Past perfect
I had soft-pedalledded
you had soft-pedalledded
he/she/it had soft-pedalledded
we had soft-pedalledded
you had soft-pedalledded
they had soft-pedalledded
Past perfect continuous
I had been soft-pedalledding
you had been soft-pedalledding
he/she/it had been soft-pedalledding
we had been soft-pedalledding
you had been soft-pedalledding
they had been soft-pedalledding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will soft-pedalled
you will soft-pedalled
he/she/it will soft-pedalled
we will soft-pedalled
you will soft-pedalled
they will soft-pedalled
Future continuous
I will be soft-pedalledding
you will be soft-pedalledding
he/she/it will be soft-pedalledding
we will be soft-pedalledding
you will be soft-pedalledding
they will be soft-pedalledding
Future perfect
I will have soft-pedalledded
you will have soft-pedalledded
he/she/it will have soft-pedalledded
we will have soft-pedalledded
you will have soft-pedalledded
they will have soft-pedalledded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been soft-pedalledding
you will have been soft-pedalledding
he/she/it will have been soft-pedalledding
we will have been soft-pedalledding
you will have been soft-pedalledding
they will have been soft-pedalledding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would soft-pedalled
you would soft-pedalled
he/she/it would soft-pedalled
we would soft-pedalled
you would soft-pedalled
they would soft-pedalled
Conditional continuous
I would be soft-pedalledding
you would be soft-pedalledding
he/she/it would be soft-pedalledding
we would be soft-pedalledding
you would be soft-pedalledding
they would be soft-pedalledding
Conditional perfect
I would have soft-pedalled
you would have soft-pedalled
he/she/it would have soft-pedalled
we would have soft-pedalled
you would have soft-pedalled
they would have soft-pedalled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been soft-pedalledding
you would have been soft-pedalledding
he/she/it would have been soft-pedalledding
we would have been soft-pedalledding
you would have been soft-pedalledding
they would have been soft-pedalledding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you soft-pedalled
we let´s soft-pedalled
you soft-pedalled
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to soft-pedalled
Past participle
soft-pedalledded
Present Participle
soft-pedalledding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT-PEDALLED»
Discover the use of
soft-pedalled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
soft-pedalled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Language God Talks: On Science and Religion
Incidentally, since von Braun was so useful to our side, the many deaths of slave
laborers in his underground rocket factories were soft-pedalled; as when Hitler
attacked Russia and forced the Red Army to fight on the Allied side, Franklin ...
2
Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms
When they discovered how unpopular the idea was, they soft pedalled very hard
to diminish its prominence in their political manifesto. From piano playing – the
soft pedal muffles the sound of the notes. soft soap flatter; ingratiate. He's very ...
3
Our Lives: Canada After 1945: Second Edition
But the PQ and Liberals each won about forty-four percent of the vote, with the
Liberals winning most of the anglophone and allophone vote, and the PQ
winning a majority of francophone ballots. Parizeau soft-pedalled sovereignty
during the ...
4
Crossword Lists & Crossword Solver: Over 100,000 Potential ...
... LANDINGS SOFT-PEDALING SOFT-PEDALLED SOLARIZATION SOLAR
SYSTEMS SOLICITATION SOLICITOUSLY SOLIDIFIABLE SOLIFLUCTION
SOLILOQUIZED SOLITARINESS SOLITUDINOUS SOLVENT ABUSE
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5
From Conflict to Conciliation: Tibetan Polity Revisited : a ...
... obtained from National Assembly and all officials an undertaking that they
would unquestionably abide by his decision in all matters.261 Was it a matter of
any surprise then that the invitation to the British to mediate was being soft-
pedalled?
6
English University Adult Education, 1908-1958: The Unique ...
J.F.C. Harrison at York starting on the first year of a class on Social History
recorded, "because of the low numbers . . . and their newness to the W.E.A. , I
deliberately soft pedalled the commitments of reading and written work". This
theme of ...
7
Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democratic ...
... health and the environment; while questions like constitutional reform and
Europe, which did not excite much positive enthusiasm, should be soft-pedalled.
A cynic might suggest that there was another reason for soft-pedalling Europe.
8
The Bank of England: A History
early nineties.1 The eager Principal of the Branch Banks Office held that it always
had soft-pedalled it.a But more than a soft- pedal was needed to silence a note
struck by a strong man who controlled his own stops, and played a tune pleasing
...
Sir John Harold Clapham, 1970
9
Southern Africa: Old Treacheries and New Deceits
[we] soft-pedalled.' It was an interesting contrast: soft-pedalling abroad while
being authoritarian and censorious at home – especially where ANC members
were concerned. The A DIVORCE, A FORCED MARRIAGE, AND AN HISTORIC ...
10
The Official History of the British Civil Service: Reforming ...
In reaction, Bridges deliberately 'soft—pedalled' the use of the term 'Head of the
Home Civil Service'. Nevertheless, as has been remarked, he 'did not soft-pedal
his exercise of the role'. He dominated by his very presence. 'Without imposing ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT-PEDALLED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
soft-pedalled is used in the context of the following news items.
Oliseh reiterates stand on choice of players for Eagles
He reiterated this on Wednesday – on his Twitter handle – amid reports that he had soft-pedalled on his approach. “Only 1st division players are eligible to play ... «TheCable, Jul 15»
Nikkei CEO vows to ensures FT's editorial independence
... at the suggestion that its flagship business daily was a "mouthpiece" for corporate Japan that had initially ignored, then soft-pedalled an accounting scandal at ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
Nikkei chief vows to ensure FT's editorial independence
... at the suggestion that its flagship business daily was a 'mouthpiece' for corporate Japan that had initially ignored, then soft-pedalled an accounting scandal at ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
Tour de France: Quintana unable to shake Froome on Plateau de …
... there was a striking intensity about their chanting when Nairo Quintana emerged from the bus and soft-pedalled across to the crowd barrier to salute them. «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
Why our experience holds key to tackling extremists
For many years the Western governments have soft-pedalled on the dark side of Islam, and in Britain there has been a minority of imams who have spewed out ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
MYL unhappy with probe into riots
... MYL State general secretary C.K. Subair said here that the special police team had deliberately soft-pedalled the probe against the perpetrators of the riots. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
#danEdit: Salvaging justice
It had allowed the Tamil Nadu government to appoint a special prosecutor who allegedly soft-pedalled the prosecution's contentions against Jayalalithaa in the ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
Philip Marchand: Preaching to the White house
He wasn't an influence on American politics because he soft-pedalled his opinions. Now, Canadian novelist Randy Boyagoda has written a thoroughly ... «National Post, Feb 15»
Daily Telegraph 'makes no apology' for its coverage of HSBC scandal
He claimed that the paper soft-pedalled on HSBC because of commercial pressures. He has called for an independent inquiry into the newspaper's editorial ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Cases against Nisham not being soft-pedalled: DGP
Kochi: A senior police official in Kerala on Thursday denied media reports that the criminal cases against Kerala businessman Muhammed Nisham, who had ... «Zee News, Feb 15»
