I could tighten you could tighten he could tighten we could tighten you could tighten they could tighten
V-ing form
I could be tightening you could be tightening he could be tightening we could be tightening you could be tightening they could be tightening
Perfect
I could have tightened you could have tightened he could have tightened we could have tightened you could have tightened they could have tightened
V-ing perfect
I could have been tightening you could have been tightening he could have been tightening we could have been tightening you could have been tightening they could have been tightening
Negation
Simple form
I couldn't tighten you couldn't tighten he couldn't tighten we couldn't tighten you couldn't tighten they couldn't tighten
V-ing form
I couldn't be tightening you couldn't be tightening he couldn't be tightening we couldn't be tightening you couldn't be tightening they couldn't be tightening
Perfect
I couldn't have tightened you couldn't have tightened he couldn't have tightened we couldn't have tightened you couldn't have tightened they couldn't have tightened
V-ing perfect
I couldn't have been tightening you couldn't have been tightening he couldn't have been tightening we couldn't have been tightening you couldn't have been tightening they couldn't have been tightening
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I tighten? could you tighten? could he tighten? could we tighten? could you tighten? could they tighten?
V-ing form
could I be tightening? could you be tightening? could he be tightening? could we be tightening? could you be tightening? could they be tightening?
Perfect
could I have tightened? could you have tightened? could he have tightened? could we have tightened? could you have tightened? could they have tightened?
V-ing perfect
could I have been tightening? could you have been tightening? could he have been tightening? could we have been tightening? could you have been tightening? could they have been tightening?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
couldn't I tighten? couldn't you tighten? couldn't he tighten? couldn't we tighten? couldn't you tighten? couldn't they tighten?
V-ing form
couldn't I be tightening? couldn't you be tightening? couldn't he be tightening? couldn't we be tightening? couldn't you be tightening? couldn't they be tightening?
Perfect
couldn't I have tightened? couldn't you have tightened? couldn't he have tightened? couldn't we have tightened? couldn't you have tightened? couldn't they have tightened?
V-ing perfect
couldn't I have been tightening? couldn't you have been tightening? couldn't he have been tightening? couldn't we have been tightening? couldn't you have been tightening? couldn't they have been tightening?