I could desert you could desert she could desert we could desert you could desert they could desert
V-ing form
I could be deserting you could be deserting she could be deserting we could be deserting you could be deserting they could be deserting
Perfect
I could have deserted you could have deserted she could have deserted we could have deserted you could have deserted they could have deserted
V-ing perfect
I could have been deserting you could have been deserting she could have been deserting we could have been deserting you could have been deserting they could have been deserting
Negation
Simple form
I couldn't desert you couldn't desert she couldn't desert we couldn't desert you couldn't desert they couldn't desert
V-ing form
I couldn't be deserting you couldn't be deserting she couldn't be deserting we couldn't be deserting you couldn't be deserting they couldn't be deserting
Perfect
I couldn't have deserted you couldn't have deserted she couldn't have deserted we couldn't have deserted you couldn't have deserted they couldn't have deserted
V-ing perfect
I couldn't have been deserting you couldn't have been deserting she couldn't have been deserting we couldn't have been deserting you couldn't have been deserting they couldn't have been deserting
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I desert? could you desert? could she desert? could we desert? could you desert? could they desert?
V-ing form
could I be deserting? could you be deserting? could she be deserting? could we be deserting? could you be deserting? could they be deserting?
Perfect
could I have deserted? could you have deserted? could she have deserted? could we have deserted? could you have deserted? could they have deserted?
V-ing perfect
could I have been deserting? could you have been deserting? could she have been deserting? could we have been deserting? could you have been deserting? could they have been deserting?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
couldn't I desert? couldn't you desert? couldn't she desert? couldn't we desert? couldn't you desert? couldn't they desert?
V-ing form
couldn't I be deserting? couldn't you be deserting? couldn't she be deserting? couldn't we be deserting? couldn't you be deserting? couldn't they be deserting?
Perfect
couldn't I have deserted? couldn't you have deserted? couldn't she have deserted? couldn't we have deserted? couldn't you have deserted? couldn't they have deserted?
V-ing perfect
couldn't I have been deserting? couldn't you have been deserting? couldn't she have been deserting? couldn't we have been deserting? couldn't you have been deserting? couldn't they have been deserting?