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