Meaning: to want or feel like you must have something.
Need Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Need |
| Past Tense (V2): | Needed |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Needed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Needing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Needs |
Need Past Tense:
Past Tense of Need is Needed.
Example: Sarah needed the pen.
Need Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Need is Needed.
Example: Sarah has needed the pen.
Need Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Need is Needing.
Example: Sarah is needing the pen.
Need 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Need is Needs.
Example: Sarah needs the pen.
Need Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I need the pen.
- We/You/They need the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam needs the pen.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am needing the pen.
- We/You/They are needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam is needing the pen.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have needed the pen.
- We/You/They have needed the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam has needed the pen.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been needing the pen.
- We/You/They have been needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam has been needing the pen.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I needed the pen.
- We/You/They needed the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam needed the pen.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was needing the pen.
- We/You/They were needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam was needing the pen.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had needed the pen.
- We/You/They had needed the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam had needed the pen.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been needing the pen.
- We/You/They had been needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam had been needing the pen.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will need the pen.
- We/You/They will need the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam will need the pen.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be needing the pen.
- We/You/They will be needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam will be needing the pen.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have needed the pen.
- We/You/They will have needed the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam will have needed the pen.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been needing the pen.
- We/You/They will have been needing the pen.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been needing the pen.
Past Tense of Need Phrasal Verbs
| Need Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Need for | Needed for |
| Need up | Needed up |
| Need out | Needed out |
| Need down | Needed down |
| Need around | Needed around |
| Need with | Needed with |
| Need off | Needed off |
| Need over | Needed over |
| Need into | Needed into |
| Need through | Needed through |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Need?
Future Tense of need is “will need”.
What is the Present Tense of Need?
Present Tense of need is “need + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | need |
| He/she/it/singular name | needs |
| Present participle | needing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Need?
Past perfect tense of take is “had needed”.
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