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 could not tighten you could not tighten he could not tighten we could not tighten you could not tighten they could not tighten
V-ing form
I could not be tightening you could not be tightening he could not be tightening we could not be tightening you could not be tightening they could not be tightening
Perfect
I could not have tightened you could not have tightened he could not have tightened we could not have tightened you could not have tightened they could not have tightened
V-ing perfect
I could not have been tightening you could not have been tightening he could not have been tightening we could not have been tightening you could not have been tightening they could not 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
could I not tighten? could you not tighten? could he not tighten? could we not tighten? could you not tighten? could they not tighten?
V-ing form
could I not be tightening? could you not be tightening? could he not be tightening? could we not be tightening? could you not be tightening? could they not be tightening?
Perfect
could I not have tightened? could you not have tightened? could he not have tightened? could we not have tightened? could you not have tightened? could they not have tightened?
V-ing perfect
could I not have been tightening? could you not have been tightening? could he not have been tightening? could we not have been tightening? could you not have been tightening? could they not have been tightening?