I could soft-soap you could soft-soap he could soft-soap we could soft-soap you could soft-soap they could soft-soap
V-ing form
I could be soft-soaping you could be soft-soaping he could be soft-soaping we could be soft-soaping you could be soft-soaping they could be soft-soaping
Perfect
I could have soft-soaped you could have soft-soaped he could have soft-soaped we could have soft-soaped you could have soft-soaped they could have soft-soaped
V-ing perfect
I could have been soft-soaping you could have been soft-soaping he could have been soft-soaping we could have been soft-soaping you could have been soft-soaping they could have been soft-soaping
Negation
Simple form
I could not soft-soap you could not soft-soap he could not soft-soap we could not soft-soap you could not soft-soap they could not soft-soap
V-ing form
I could not be soft-soaping you could not be soft-soaping he could not be soft-soaping we could not be soft-soaping you could not be soft-soaping they could not be soft-soaping
Perfect
I could not have soft-soaped you could not have soft-soaped he could not have soft-soaped we could not have soft-soaped you could not have soft-soaped they could not have soft-soaped
V-ing perfect
I could not have been soft-soaping you could not have been soft-soaping he could not have been soft-soaping we could not have been soft-soaping you could not have been soft-soaping they could not have been soft-soaping
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I soft-soap? could you soft-soap? could he soft-soap? could we soft-soap? could you soft-soap? could they soft-soap?
V-ing form
could I be soft-soaping? could you be soft-soaping? could he be soft-soaping? could we be soft-soaping? could you be soft-soaping? could they be soft-soaping?
Perfect
could I have soft-soaped? could you have soft-soaped? could he have soft-soaped? could we have soft-soaped? could you have soft-soaped? could they have soft-soaped?
V-ing perfect
could I have been soft-soaping? could you have been soft-soaping? could he have been soft-soaping? could we have been soft-soaping? could you have been soft-soaping? could they have been soft-soaping?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
could I not soft-soap? could you not soft-soap? could he not soft-soap? could we not soft-soap? could you not soft-soap? could they not soft-soap?
V-ing form
could I not be soft-soaping? could you not be soft-soaping? could he not be soft-soaping? could we not be soft-soaping? could you not be soft-soaping? could they not be soft-soaping?
Perfect
could I not have soft-soaped? could you not have soft-soaped? could he not have soft-soaped? could we not have soft-soaped? could you not have soft-soaped? could they not have soft-soaped?
V-ing perfect
could I not have been soft-soaping? could you not have been soft-soaping? could he not have been soft-soaping? could we not have been soft-soaping? could you not have been soft-soaping? could they not have been soft-soaping?