could merit
Regular verb: merit - merited- merited

Affirmation 	
Simple form 	V-ing form 	Perfect 	V-ing perfect 	
I could merit
you could merit
she could merit
we could merit
you could merit
they could merit 	I could be meriting
you could be meriting
she could be meriting
we could be meriting
you could be meriting
they could be meriting	I could have merited
you could have merited
she could have merited
we could have merited
you could have merited
they could have merited	I could have been meriting
you could have been meriting
she could have been meriting
we could have been meriting
you could have been meriting
they could have been meriting	

Negation 	
Simple form 	V-ing form 	Perfect 	V-ing perfect 	
I couldn't merit
you couldn't merit
she couldn't merit
we couldn't merit
you couldn't merit
they couldn't merit 	I couldn't be meriting
you couldn't be meriting
she couldn't be meriting
we couldn't be meriting
you couldn't be meriting
they couldn't be meriting	I couldn't have merited
you couldn't have merited
she couldn't have merited
we couldn't have merited
you couldn't have merited
they couldn't have merited	I couldn't have been meriting
you couldn't have been meriting
she couldn't have been meriting
we couldn't have been meriting
you couldn't have been meriting
they couldn't have been meriting	

Interrogative form 	
Simple form 	V-ing form 	Perfect 	V-ing perfect 	
could I merit?
could you merit?
could she merit?
could we merit?
could you merit?
could they merit? 	could I be meriting?
could you be meriting?
could she be meriting?
could we be meriting?
could you be meriting?
could they be meriting? 	could I have merited?
could you have merited?
could she have merited?
could we have merited?
could you have merited?
could they have merited? 	could I have been meriting?
could you have been meriting?
could she have been meriting?
could we have been meriting?
could you have been meriting?
could they have been meriting? 	

Interro-negative form 	
Simple form 	V-ing form 	Perfect 	V-ing perfect 	
couldn't I merit?
couldn't you merit?
couldn't she merit?
couldn't we merit?
couldn't you merit?
couldn't they merit? 	couldn't I be meriting?
couldn't you be meriting?
couldn't she be meriting?
couldn't we be meriting?
couldn't you be meriting?
couldn't they be meriting? 	couldn't I have merited?
couldn't you have merited?
couldn't she have merited?
couldn't we have merited?
couldn't you have merited?
couldn't they have merited? 	couldn't I have been meriting?
couldn't you have been meriting?
couldn't she have been meriting?
couldn't we have been meriting?
couldn't you have been meriting?
couldn't they have been meriting?