I could tinker you could tinker he could tinker we could tinker you could tinker they could tinker
V-ing form
I could be tinkering you could be tinkering he could be tinkering we could be tinkering you could be tinkering they could be tinkering
Perfect
I could have tinkered you could have tinkered he could have tinkered we could have tinkered you could have tinkered they could have tinkered
V-ing perfect
I could have been tinkering you could have been tinkering he could have been tinkering we could have been tinkering you could have been tinkering they could have been tinkering
Negation
Simple form
I could not tinker you could not tinker he could not tinker we could not tinker you could not tinker they could not tinker
V-ing form
I could not be tinkering you could not be tinkering he could not be tinkering we could not be tinkering you could not be tinkering they could not be tinkering
Perfect
I could not have tinkered you could not have tinkered he could not have tinkered we could not have tinkered you could not have tinkered they could not have tinkered
V-ing perfect
I could not have been tinkering you could not have been tinkering he could not have been tinkering we could not have been tinkering you could not have been tinkering they could not have been tinkering
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I tinker? could you tinker? could he tinker? could we tinker? could you tinker? could they tinker?
V-ing form
could I be tinkering? could you be tinkering? could he be tinkering? could we be tinkering? could you be tinkering? could they be tinkering?
Perfect
could I have tinkered? could you have tinkered? could he have tinkered? could we have tinkered? could you have tinkered? could they have tinkered?
V-ing perfect
could I have been tinkering? could you have been tinkering? could he have been tinkering? could we have been tinkering? could you have been tinkering? could they have been tinkering?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
could I not tinker? could you not tinker? could he not tinker? could we not tinker? could you not tinker? could they not tinker?
V-ing form
could I not be tinkering? could you not be tinkering? could he not be tinkering? could we not be tinkering? could you not be tinkering? could they not be tinkering?
Perfect
could I not have tinkered? could you not have tinkered? could he not have tinkered? could we not have tinkered? could you not have tinkered? could they not have tinkered?
V-ing perfect
could I not have been tinkering? could you not have been tinkering? could he not have been tinkering? could we not have been tinkering? could you not have been tinkering? could they not have been tinkering?