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ITALIAN VERB

avere bisogno

to need

  • #121 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: avuto bisogno
  • Gerund: avendo bisogno

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I need
  2. tu you need
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she needs
  4. noi we need
  5. voi you all need
  6. loro they need

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I needed
  2. tu you needed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she needed
  4. noi we needed
  5. voi you all needed
  6. loro they needed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to need
  2. tu you used to need
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to need
  4. noi we used to need
  5. voi you all used to need
  6. loro they used to need

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will need
  2. tu you will need
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will need
  4. noi we will need
  5. voi you all will need
  6. loro they will need

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would need
  2. tu you would need
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would need
  4. noi we would need
  5. voi you all would need
  6. loro they would need

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I need
  2. tu (that) you need
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she need
  4. noi (that) we need
  5. voi (that) you all need
  6. loro (that) they need

How to use avere bisogno

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ho bisogno di una pausa, torno subito.

    I need a break, I'll be right back.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo avuto bisogno di un'ora in più.

    We needed an extra hour.

  3. Imperfect

    Avevo bisogno di parlare con qualcuno.

    I needed to talk to someone.

  4. Future

    Avrai bisogno di una giacca stasera.

    You'll need a jacket tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Avrei bisogno di una camera per due notti.

    I'd need a room for two nights.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che abbiano bisogno di aiuto.

    I don't think they need help.

Good to know

  • What you need comes after di: ho bisogno di un caffè, ho bisogno di dormire.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.