I could plead you could plead he could plead we could plead you could plead they could plead
V-ing form
I could be pleading you could be pleading he could be pleading we could be pleading you could be pleading they could be pleading
Perfect
I could have pled, pleaded you could have pled, pleaded he could have pled, pleaded we could have pled, pleaded you could have pled, pleaded they could have pled, pleaded
V-ing perfect
I could have been pleading you could have been pleading he could have been pleading we could have been pleading you could have been pleading they could have been pleading
Negation
Simple form
I couldn't plead you couldn't plead he couldn't plead we couldn't plead you couldn't plead they couldn't plead
V-ing form
I couldn't be pleading you couldn't be pleading he couldn't be pleading we couldn't be pleading you couldn't be pleading they couldn't be pleading
Perfect
I couldn't have pled, pleaded you couldn't have pled, pleaded he couldn't have pled, pleaded we couldn't have pled, pleaded you couldn't have pled, pleaded they couldn't have pled, pleaded
V-ing perfect
I couldn't have been pleading you couldn't have been pleading he couldn't have been pleading we couldn't have been pleading you couldn't have been pleading they couldn't have been pleading
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I plead? could you plead? could he plead? could we plead? could you plead? could they plead?
V-ing form
could I be pleading? could you be pleading? could he be pleading? could we be pleading? could you be pleading? could they be pleading?
Perfect
could I have pled, pleaded? could you have pled, pleaded? could he have pled, pleaded? could we have pled, pleaded? could you have pled, pleaded? could they have pled, pleaded?
V-ing perfect
could I have been pleading? could you have been pleading? could he have been pleading? could we have been pleading? could you have been pleading? could they have been pleading?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
couldn't I plead? couldn't you plead? couldn't he plead? couldn't we plead? couldn't you plead? couldn't they plead?
V-ing form
couldn't I be pleading? couldn't you be pleading? couldn't he be pleading? couldn't we be pleading? couldn't you be pleading? couldn't they be pleading?
Perfect
couldn't I have pled, pleaded? couldn't you have pled, pleaded? couldn't he have pled, pleaded? couldn't we have pled, pleaded? couldn't you have pled, pleaded? couldn't they have pled, pleaded?
V-ing perfect
couldn't I have been pleading? couldn't you have been pleading? couldn't he have been pleading? couldn't we have been pleading? couldn't you have been pleading? couldn't they have been pleading?