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