English Verbs Could Would Should Might

Main ideas / lesson

• The video demonstrates how the modal verbs could, would, should, might combine with different verb forms in a “matrix” (a structured grid).
• It shows how each modal can appear in:
  1. Simple present/form (e.g., “I could do that”)
  2. Continuous (progressive) form (e.g., “I could be doing that”)
  3. Perfect form (e.g., “I could have done that”)
  4. Perfect continuous form (e.g., “I could have been doing that”)

For each tense/form, the examples also illustrate variations like:

• Statements (“I could… / I would… / …”)
• Questions (“Could you…? Would you…? Should you…? Might you…?”)
• “You” as the performer (“You would… / You might…”)

Method / structure shown (matrix-style)

1) Top-left corner (simple form)

Use the pattern:

• I could/would/should/might + base verb
• Could/Would/Should/Might + you + base verb?
• You could/would/should/might + base verb

Examples in the subtitles:

• “I could do that.”
• “Could you do that?”
• “I would do that.”
• “Would you do that?”
• “I should do that.”
• “Should you do that?”
• “I might do that.”
• “You might do that.”
• “I could be doing that” (appears as a transition into continuous form)

2) Next row (continuous / progressive)

Use the pattern:

• I could/would/should/might + be + -ing
• Could/Would/Should/Might + you + be + -ing?
• You could/would/should/might + be + -ing

Examples:

• “I could be doing that.”
• “Could you be doing that?”
• “I would be doing that.”
• “Would you be doing that?”
• “I should be doing that.”
• “Should you be doing that?”
• “I might be doing that.”
• “You might be doing that.”

3) Next row (perfect)

Use the pattern:

• I could/would/should/might + have + past participle
• Could/Would/Should/Might + you + have + past participle?
• You could/would/should/might + have + past participle

Examples:

• “I could have done that.”
• “Could you have done that?”
• “I would have done that.”
• “Would you have done that?”
• “I should have done that.”
• “Should you have done that?”
• “I might have done that.”
• “You might have done that.”

4) Bottom row (perfect continuous)

Use the pattern:

• I could/would/should/might + have been + -ing
• Could/Would/Should/Might + you + have been + -ing?
• You could/would/should/might + have been + -ing

Examples:

• “I could have been doing that.”
• “Could you have been doing that?”
• “I would have been doing that.”
• “Would you have been doing that?”
• “I should have been doing that.”
• “Should you have been doing that?”
• “I might have been doing that.”
• “You might have been…” (subtitle cuts off)

Speakers / sources mentioned

• No specific person (speaker name/channel/source) is identified in the provided subtitles.