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