English verb conjugation
COULD BRACE

Regular verb: brace - braced - braced

Affirmation

Simple form	V-ing form
I could brace you could brace he could brace we could brace you could brace they could brace	I could be bracing you could be bracing he could be bracing we could be bracing you could be bracing they could be bracing
Perfect	V-ing perfect
I could have braced you could have braced he could have braced we could have braced you could have braced they could have braced	I could have been bracing you could have been bracing he could have been bracing we could have been bracing you could have been bracing they could have been bracing

Negation

Simple form	V-ing form
I couldn't brace you couldn't brace he couldn't brace we couldn't brace you couldn't brace they couldn't brace	I couldn't be bracing you couldn't be bracing he couldn't be bracing we couldn't be bracing you couldn't be bracing they couldn't be bracing
Perfect	V-ing perfect
I couldn't have braced you couldn't have braced he couldn't have braced we couldn't have braced you couldn't have braced they couldn't have braced	I couldn't have been bracing you couldn't have been bracing he couldn't have been bracing we couldn't have been bracing you couldn't have been bracing they couldn't have been bracing

Interrogative form

Simple form	V-ing form
could I brace? could you brace? could he brace? could we brace? could you brace? could they brace?	could I be bracing? could you be bracing? could he be bracing? could we be bracing? could you be bracing? could they be bracing?
Perfect	V-ing perfect
could I have braced? could you have braced? could he have braced? could we have braced? could you have braced? could they have braced?	could I have been bracing? could you have been bracing? could he have been bracing? could we have been bracing? could you have been bracing? could they have been bracing?

Interro-negative form

Simple form	V-ing form
couldn't I brace? couldn't you brace? couldn't he brace? couldn't we brace? couldn't you brace? couldn't they brace?	couldn't I be bracing? couldn't you be bracing? couldn't he be bracing? couldn't we be bracing? couldn't you be bracing? couldn't they be bracing?
Perfect	V-ing perfect
couldn't I have braced? couldn't you have braced? couldn't he have braced? couldn't we have braced? couldn't you have braced? couldn't they have braced?	couldn't I have been bracing? couldn't you have been bracing? couldn't he have been bracing? couldn't we have been bracing? couldn't you have been bracing? couldn't they have been bracing?