male gender | Modal : no | may | might | can | could | shall | should | will | would | must | ought to
English verb conjugation COULD DEFEND
Regular verb: defend - defended - defended
Affirmation
Simple form
I could defendyou could defend
she could defend
we could defend
you could defend
they could defend
V-ing form
I could be defendingyou could be defending
she could be defending
we could be defending
you could be defending
they could be defending
Perfect
I could have defendedyou could have defended
she could have defended
we could have defended
you could have defended
they could have defended
V-ing perfect
I could have been defendingyou could have been defending
she could have been defending
we could have been defending
you could have been defending
they could have been defending
Negation
Simple form
I couldn't defendyou couldn't defend
she couldn't defend
we couldn't defend
you couldn't defend
they couldn't defend
V-ing form
I couldn't be defendingyou couldn't be defending
she couldn't be defending
we couldn't be defending
you couldn't be defending
they couldn't be defending
Perfect
I couldn't have defendedyou couldn't have defended
she couldn't have defended
we couldn't have defended
you couldn't have defended
they couldn't have defended
V-ing perfect
I couldn't have been defendingyou couldn't have been defending
she couldn't have been defending
we couldn't have been defending
you couldn't have been defending
they couldn't have been defending
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I defend?could you defend?
could she defend?
could we defend?
could you defend?
could they defend?
V-ing form
could I be defending?could you be defending?
could she be defending?
could we be defending?
could you be defending?
could they be defending?
Perfect
could I have defended?could you have defended?
could she have defended?
could we have defended?
could you have defended?
could they have defended?
V-ing perfect
could I have been defending?could you have been defending?
could she have been defending?
could we have been defending?
could you have been defending?
could they have been defending?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
couldn't I defend?couldn't you defend?
couldn't she defend?
couldn't we defend?
couldn't you defend?
couldn't they defend?
V-ing form
couldn't I be defending?couldn't you be defending?
couldn't she be defending?
couldn't we be defending?
couldn't you be defending?
couldn't they be defending?
Perfect
couldn't I have defended?couldn't you have defended?
couldn't she have defended?
couldn't we have defended?
couldn't you have defended?
couldn't they have defended?
V-ing perfect
couldn't I have been defending?couldn't you have been defending?
couldn't she have been defending?
couldn't we have been defending?
couldn't you have been defending?
couldn't they have been defending?