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need

Full conjugation

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English verb forms

Common affirmative forms for the senses shown. Progressive tense tables are omitted for these stative uses; the present participle is included for reference.

Indicative and conditional8 tables

Present

Present conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	need
you	need
he / she / it	needs
we	need
you (plural)	need
they	need

Past

Past conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	needed
you	needed
he / she / it	needed
we	needed
you (plural)	needed
they	needed

Future with will

Future with will conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	will need
you	will need
he / she / it	will need
we	will need
you (plural)	will need
they	will need

Present perfect

Present perfect conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	have needed
you	have needed
he / she / it	has needed
we	have needed
you (plural)	have needed
they	have needed

Past perfect

Past perfect conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	had needed
you	had needed
he / she / it	had needed
we	had needed
you (plural)	had needed
they	had needed

Future perfect

Future perfect conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	will have needed
you	will have needed
he / she / it	will have needed
we	will have needed
you (plural)	will have needed
they	will have needed

Conditional with would

Conditional with would conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	would need
you	would need
he / she / it	would need
we	would need
you (plural)	would need
they	would need

Conditional perfect

Conditional perfect conjugation of need
Subject	Form
I	would have needed
you	would have needed
he / she / it	would have needed
we	would have needed
you (plural)	would have needed
they	would have needed

Other forms4 tables

Imperative

Imperative conjugation of need
Subject	Form
you	need

Base form

Base form conjugation of need
Subject	Form
base	need

Past participle

Past participle conjugation of need
Subject	Form
past participle	needed

Present participle

Present participle conjugation of need
Subject	Form
present participle	needing

Standard forms for need. Active affirmative forms and principal parts are shown; passive constructions and other modal auxiliaries are not tabulated.