I could protect you could protect he could protect we could protect you could protect they could protect
V-ing form
I could be protecting you could be protecting he could be protecting we could be protecting you could be protecting they could be protecting
Perfect
I could have protected you could have protected he could have protected we could have protected you could have protected they could have protected
V-ing perfect
I could have been protecting you could have been protecting he could have been protecting we could have been protecting you could have been protecting they could have been protecting
Negation
Simple form
I could not protect you could not protect he could not protect we could not protect you could not protect they could not protect
V-ing form
I could not be protecting you could not be protecting he could not be protecting we could not be protecting you could not be protecting they could not be protecting
Perfect
I could not have protected you could not have protected he could not have protected we could not have protected you could not have protected they could not have protected
V-ing perfect
I could not have been protecting you could not have been protecting he could not have been protecting we could not have been protecting you could not have been protecting they could not have been protecting
Interrogative form
Simple form
could I protect? could you protect? could he protect? could we protect? could you protect? could they protect?
V-ing form
could I be protecting? could you be protecting? could he be protecting? could we be protecting? could you be protecting? could they be protecting?
Perfect
could I have protected? could you have protected? could he have protected? could we have protected? could you have protected? could they have protected?
V-ing perfect
could I have been protecting? could you have been protecting? could he have been protecting? could we have been protecting? could you have been protecting? could they have been protecting?
Interro-negative form
Simple form
could I not protect? could you not protect? could he not protect? could we not protect? could you not protect? could they not protect?
V-ing form
could I not be protecting? could you not be protecting? could he not be protecting? could we not be protecting? could you not be protecting? could they not be protecting?
Perfect
could I not have protected? could you not have protected? could he not have protected? could we not have protected? could you not have protected? could they not have protected?
V-ing perfect
could I not have been protecting? could you not have been protecting? could he not have been protecting? could we not have been protecting? could you not have been protecting? could they not have been protecting?