| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I soften |
| you soften |
| he/she/it softens |
| we soften |
| you all soften |
| they soften |
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| I am softening |
| you are softening |
| he/she/it is softening |
| we are softening |
| you all are softening |
| they are softening |
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| I have softened |
| you have softened |
| he/she/it has softened |
| we have softened |
| you all have softened |
| they have softened |
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| I have been softening |
| you have been softening |
| he/she/it has been softening |
| we have been softening |
| you all have been softening |
| they have been softening |
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| Past |
| I softened |
| you softened |
| he/she/it softened |
| we softened |
| you all softened |
| they softened |
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| I was softening |
| you were softening |
| he/she/it was softening |
| we were softening |
| you all were softening |
| they were softening |
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| I had softened |
| you had softened |
| he/she/it had softened |
| we had softened |
| you all had softened |
| they had softened |
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| I had been softening |
| you had been softening |
| he/she/it had been softening |
| we had been softening |
| you all had been softening |
| they had been softening |
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| Future |
| I will soften |
| you will soften |
| he/she/it will soften |
| we will soften |
| you all will soften |
| they will soften |
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| I will be softening |
| you will be softening |
| he/she/it will be softening |
| we are softening |
| you all will be softening |
| they will be softening |
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| I will have softened |
| you will have softened |
| he/she/it will have softened |
| we will have softened |
| you all will have softened |
| they will have softened |
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| I will have been softening |
| you will have been softening |
| he/she/it will have been softening |
| we will have been softening |
| you all will have been softening |
| they will have been softening |
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