CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOFT-PEDALLING
PRESENT
Present
I soft-pedalling
you soft-pedalling
he/she/it soft-pedallings
we soft-pedalling
you soft-pedalling
they soft-pedalling
Present continuous
I am soft-pedallinging
you are soft-pedallinging
he/she/it is soft-pedallinging
we are soft-pedallinging
you are soft-pedallinging
they are soft-pedallinging
Present perfect
I have soft-pedallinged
you have soft-pedallinged
he/she/it has soft-pedallinged
we have soft-pedallinged
you have soft-pedallinged
they have soft-pedallinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been soft-pedallinging
you have been soft-pedallinging
he/she/it has been soft-pedallinging
we have been soft-pedallinging
you have been soft-pedallinging
they have been soft-pedallinging
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-pedallinged
you soft-pedallinged
he/she/it soft-pedallinged
we soft-pedallinged
you soft-pedallinged
they soft-pedallinged
Past continuous
I was soft-pedallinging
you were soft-pedallinging
he/she/it was soft-pedallinging
we were soft-pedallinging
you were soft-pedallinging
they were soft-pedallinging
Past perfect
I had soft-pedallinged
you had soft-pedallinged
he/she/it had soft-pedallinged
we had soft-pedallinged
you had soft-pedallinged
they had soft-pedallinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been soft-pedallinging
you had been soft-pedallinging
he/she/it had been soft-pedallinging
we had been soft-pedallinging
you had been soft-pedallinging
they had been soft-pedallinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will soft-pedalling
you will soft-pedalling
he/she/it will soft-pedalling
we will soft-pedalling
you will soft-pedalling
they will soft-pedalling
Future continuous
I will be soft-pedallinging
you will be soft-pedallinging
he/she/it will be soft-pedallinging
we will be soft-pedallinging
you will be soft-pedallinging
they will be soft-pedallinging
Future perfect
I will have soft-pedallinged
you will have soft-pedallinged
he/she/it will have soft-pedallinged
we will have soft-pedallinged
you will have soft-pedallinged
they will have soft-pedallinged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been soft-pedallinging
you will have been soft-pedallinging
he/she/it will have been soft-pedallinging
we will have been soft-pedallinging
you will have been soft-pedallinging
they will have been soft-pedallinging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would soft-pedalling
you would soft-pedalling
he/she/it would soft-pedalling
we would soft-pedalling
you would soft-pedalling
they would soft-pedalling
Conditional continuous
I would be soft-pedallinging
you would be soft-pedallinging
he/she/it would be soft-pedallinging
we would be soft-pedallinging
you would be soft-pedallinging
they would be soft-pedallinging
Conditional perfect
I would have soft-pedalling
you would have soft-pedalling
he/she/it would have soft-pedalling
we would have soft-pedalling
you would have soft-pedalling
they would have soft-pedalling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been soft-pedallinging
you would have been soft-pedallinging
he/she/it would have been soft-pedallinging
we would have been soft-pedallinging
you would have been soft-pedallinging
they would have been soft-pedallinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you soft-pedalling
we let´s soft-pedalling
you soft-pedalling
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to soft-pedalling
Past participle
soft-pedallinged
Present Participle
soft-pedallinging
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-PEDALLING»
Discover the use of
soft-pedalling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
soft-pedalling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prophetic Force: A Demystification of Eschatology
that I am soft-pedalling before we swing out of a range. Yet it must be
emphatically stated that this soft-pedalling stance is not and should never be
construed as back-pedalling on the imminence of the end. The revelation of
Jesus concerning ...
Soft-pedalling. On. Bhopal. There cannot be a better example of governmental
inadequacy than the case of the worst industrial accident in corporate history: the
gas leak at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. A coalition of activists and legal
...
3
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. ole Tipis, alleged that the Government was soft- pedalling with the non-
Africans and that the Industrial Development Corporation should be, almost
exclusively, for the benefit of what he called indigenous people. I am quoting, Mr.
Speaker, ...
4
Brief for Defendant-Appellant
"It was a policy of emphasizing the democratic aspects of political activity rather
than the revolutionary soft-pedalling" (sic)* (1004-5). These activities were,
according to this, the People's star witness, wholly anti- Fascist in character,
which was ...
5
While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam Is Destroying the West ...
223 251 I Is-4 _-J Iv '-a _¢ Madrid l)0flIl)IlIgS, 3, 5, 57, 153-62 Muslim responses
to, I79-80, 212-I3, 223-24, 226-30, 250-51 Netherlands, 203 soft-pedalling of, 22
3-26 Tlmroor, Shashi, 243 Thurbiornsrud, Berit, 206 “Threatened into Silence," ...
7 Need for Counter-Terrorism Policy and Allied Issues : Part 2 A 'Future' Chief
Minister's Soft-pedalling on Terrorism Here is Amrindar Singh in late 1980s, then
an Akali, soft- pedalling on Khalistani terrorism in India's Punjab. This excerpt is ...
When Agel speaks of Franju's 'malaise', of cruelty 'troubling' him, of his 'Hinduism'
, he begins the soft- pedalling of Franju's rage in a way which makes Franju seem
, at heart, another resigned, lachrymose, praying neo-Christian. The tonus of ...
Whatwoman?' 'Frank Conway's wife.' 'Sheis not involved.' 'No,' Guido said, 'but
her daughter might be. Tony says—' 'Tony is only guessing,' said Dominic. 'I am
not soft pedalling on anyone, Uncle. MaybeTony's right and Barbara Conway is ...
9
An Officer and a Spy: A novel
Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage. Paris in 1895.
... he thought it was a soft option, but he soon found he had to work very hard. soft
-pedal (inf) not to make evident or acknowledge the importance etc of (something
): The government is soft-pedalling (on) the wages issue until after the election.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT-PEDALLING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
soft-pedalling is used in the context of the following news items.
Deutsche Bank tripled its profit, and the new boss isn't happy
He certainly isn't soft-pedalling the challenges that the bank still faces, which he described as “the unacceptably high level of our costs, our continuing burden of ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
Nigel Farage: Calais migrant crisis 'a disaster'
He added that the British government was "soft-pedalling" on France because of EU negotiations. Migrants gather on the side of the road by the Eurotunnel ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
What would Beethoven have thought of Leif Ove Andsnes's take on …
Modern instruments can only do one kind of soft-pedalling, not all those subtle gradations of colour and dynamic. I told you it was complex! The only truth may be ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Mind the gap: encourage women to bike
If you observe cyclists locally, you're more likely to spot some middle-aged white dude soft-pedalling through traffic than a lass bunny-hopping over a curb. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
Karnataka Lokayukta's son held in Hyderabad
Facing allegations that it was soft-pedalling serious corruption charges, the government last week introduced a Bill in the legislature seeking to simplify ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
Turkey's fight against IS not enough to stop militants
These three are particularly significant because they, along with other Sunni Arab states like Qatar, have long been suspected of soft-pedalling any attempt to ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
Parliament seized by placard war
No soft-pedalling BJP MP Arjun Ram Meghwal outside Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday. Meghwal moved a privilege motion against Robert Vadra ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
Bengal's Missing Teen Surfaces, Police Say She Had Eloped
The BJP, which had been holding an agitation outside the local police station, claimed the government was soft-pedalling in the case because of the alleged ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
Are there more skeletons? Fear grips BJP as well as Congress
Had Congress been in power, they would have had the option of soft-pedalling the cases but may not be obliged by a regime with an axe to grind against them. «Times of India, Jun 15»
British PM Cameron Soft-Pedalling Brexit; May Advance …
IN PHOTO: British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses a joint session of the Australian Parliament in Canberra November 14, 2014. Reuters/Stringer. «International Business Times AU, Jun 15»
