soil
soils
soiling
soiled
Soil means to make dirty or damage reputation. Regular verb: soil-soiled-soiled.
Meanings
- To make dirty
- To stain
- To tarnish reputation
Common Collocations
soil your hands
soiled clothes
soil reputation
heavily soiled
Tip for Learners
Soil your hands means get involved in dirty work.
Present Simple
| I | soil |
| you | soil |
| he/she/it | soils |
| we | soil |
| they | soil |
Examples - Present Simple
- I soil my clothes gardening.
- You soil the carpet.
- She soils her reputation.
- We soil our shoes.
- They soil the linen.
Present Continuous
| I | am soiling |
| you | are soiling |
| he/she/it | is soiling |
| we | are soiling |
| they | are soiling |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am soiling my clothes.
- You are soiling the carpet.
- She is soiling her reputation.
- We are soiling our shoes.
- They are soiling the linen.
Present Perfect
| I | have soiled |
| you | have soiled |
| he/she/it | has soiled |
| we | have soiled |
| they | have soiled |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have soiled my clothes.
- You have soiled the carpet.
- She has soiled her reputation.
- We have soiled our shoes.
- They have soiled the linen.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been soiling |
| you | have been soiling |
| he/she/it | has been soiling |
| we | have been soiling |
| they | have been soiling |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been soiling my clothes.
- You have been soiling the carpet.
- She has been soiling her reputation.
- We have been soiling our shoes.
- They have been soiling the linen.
Past Simple
| I | soiled |
| you | soiled |
| he/she/it | soiled |
| we | soiled |
| they | soiled |
Examples - Past Simple
- I soiled my clothes.
- You soiled the carpet.
- She soiled her reputation.
- We soiled our shoes.
- They soiled the linen.
Past Continuous
| I | was soiling |
| you | were soiling |
| he/she/it | was soiling |
| we | were soiling |
| they | were soiling |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was soiling my clothes.
- You were soiling the carpet.
- She was soiling her reputation.
- We were soiling our shoes.
- They were soiling the linen.
Past Perfect
| I | had soiled |
| you | had soiled |
| he/she/it | had soiled |
| we | had soiled |
| they | had soiled |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had soiled my clothes.
- You had soiled the carpet.
- She had soiled her reputation.
- We had soiled our shoes.
- They had soiled the linen.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been soiling |
| you | had been soiling |
| he/she/it | had been soiling |
| we | had been soiling |
| they | had been soiling |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been soiling my clothes.
- You had been soiling the carpet.
- He had been soiling his reputation.
- We had been soiling our shoes.
- They had been soiling the linen.
Future Simple
| I | will soil |
| you | will soil |
| he/she/it | will soil |
| we | will soil |
| they | will soil |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will soil my clothes.
- You will soil the carpet.
- She will soil her reputation.
- We will soil our shoes.
- They will soil the linen.
Future Continuous
| I | will be soiling |
| you | will be soiling |
| he/she/it | will be soiling |
| we | will be soiling |
| they | will be soiling |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be soiling my clothes.
- You will be soiling the carpet.
- He will be soiling his reputation.
- We will be soiling our shoes.
- They will be soiling the linen.
Future Perfect
| I | will have soiled |
| you | will have soiled |
| he/she/it | will have soiled |
| we | will have soiled |
| they | will have soiled |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have soiled my clothes.
- You will have soiled the carpet.
- She will have soiled her reputation.
- We will have soiled our shoes.
- They will have soiled the linen.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been soiling |
| you | will have been soiling |
| he/she/it | will have been soiling |
| we | will have been soiling |
| they | will have been soiling |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been soiling my clothes.
- You will have been soiling the carpet.
- He will have been soiling his reputation.
- We will have been soiling our shoes.
- They will have been soiling the linen.