I could strain you could strain she could strain we could strain you could strain they could strain
V-ing form
I could be straining you could be straining she could be straining we could be straining you could be straining they could be straining
Perfect
I could have strained you could have strained she could have strained we could have strained you could have strained they could have strained
V-ing perfect
I could have been straining you could have been straining she could have been straining we could have been straining you could have been straining they could have been straining
Negation
Simple form
I couldn't strain you couldn't strain she couldn't strain we couldn't strain you couldn't strain they couldn't strain
V-ing form
I couldn't be straining you couldn't be straining she couldn't be straining we couldn't be straining you couldn't be straining they couldn't be straining
Perfect
I couldn't have strained you couldn't have strained she couldn't have strained we couldn't have strained you couldn't have strained they couldn't have strained
V-ing perfect
I couldn't have been straining you couldn't have been straining she couldn't have been straining we couldn't have been straining you couldn't have been straining they couldn't have been straining
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I strain? could you strain? could she strain? could we strain? could you strain? could they strain?
V-ing form
could I be straining? could you be straining? could she be straining? could we be straining? could you be straining? could they be straining?
Perfect
could I have strained? could you have strained? could she have strained? could we have strained? could you have strained? could they have strained?
V-ing perfect
could I have been straining? could you have been straining? could she have been straining? could we have been straining? could you have been straining? could they have been straining?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
couldn't I strain? couldn't you strain? couldn't she strain? couldn't we strain? couldn't you strain? couldn't they strain?
V-ing form
couldn't I be straining? couldn't you be straining? couldn't she be straining? couldn't we be straining? couldn't you be straining? couldn't they be straining?
Perfect
couldn't I have strained? couldn't you have strained? couldn't she have strained? couldn't we have strained? couldn't you have strained? couldn't they have strained?
V-ing perfect
couldn't I have been straining? couldn't you have been straining? couldn't she have been straining? couldn't we have been straining? couldn't you have been straining? couldn't they have been straining?