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