Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I need
- tú you need
- usted, él, ella he/she needs
- nosotros we need
- vosotros Spain you all need
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they need
SPANISH VERB
necesitar
to need
- #50 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: necesitando
- Past participle: necesitado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I needed
- tú you needed
- usted, él, ella he/she needed
- nosotros we needed
- vosotros Spain you all needed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they needed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to need
- tú you used to need
- usted, él, ella he/she used to need
- nosotros we used to need
- vosotros Spain you all used to need
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to need
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will need
- tú you will need
- usted, él, ella he/she will need
- nosotros we will need
- vosotros Spain you all will need
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will need
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would need
- tú you would need
- usted, él, ella he/she would need
- nosotros we would need
- vosotros Spain you all would need
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would need
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I need
- tú (that) you need
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she need
- nosotros (that) we need
- vosotros Spain (that) you all need
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they need
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I needed
- tú (if) you needed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she needed
- nosotros (if) we needed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all needed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they needed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú need!
- usted need! (formal)
- nosotros need! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain need! (all of you)
- ustedes need! (all of you)
How to use necesitar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Necesito un cargador para mi celular.
I need a charger for my phone.
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Past
Ayer necesitamos ayuda con las maletas.
Yesterday we needed help with the suitcases.
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Imperfect
El bebé necesitaba dormir un poco más.
The baby needed to sleep a little more.
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Future
¿Necesitarás el coche este fin de semana?
Will you need the car this weekend?
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Conditional
Necesitaríamos dos cuartos para toda la familia.
We would need two rooms for the whole family.
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Present subjunctive
Llámame cuando necesites algo, ¿sí?
Call me whenever you need something, okay?
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Past subjunctive
No pensé que necesitáramos tanto dinero.
I didn't think we would need so much money.
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Imperative
Necesita menos y disfruta más, hijo.
Need less and enjoy more, son.
Where you hear necesitar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- Necesito un chip para mi celular. I need a chip for my phone.
- Ayer necesité ayuda. Yesterday I needed help.
- Vas a necesitar tu pasaporte. You're going to need your passport.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Necesitamos ayuda en las mañanas. We need help in the mornings.
- Ayer necesitamos una ambulancia. Yesterday we needed an ambulance.
- Vamos a necesitar más vendas. We're going to need more bandages.
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I Need a Phone Chip
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Beginner Level 1 · necesito · necesitas
I'd Like to Help
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Beginner Level 2 · necesitamos
Don't Move!
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15
Beginner Level 2 · necesitaron
Moving Day
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30
Intermediate Level 1 · a menos que los necesite
Here I Am
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Intermediate Level 1 · necesitaba
It's a Girl!
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15
Intermediate Level 2 · lo que necesito
In Her Own Hand
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Advanced Level 3 · el libro necesita un capítulo nuevo
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.