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Spanish verb conjugation
necesitar
to need
verb
Word 81 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate necesitar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | necesito I need | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | necesitas you need | |
| él/ella | necesita he/she needs / you need (formal) | |
| nosotros | necesitamos we need | |
| ellos/ellas | necesitan they need / you all need |
Preterite
| yo | necesité I needed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | necesitaste you needed | |
| él/ella | necesitó he/she needed / you needed (formal) | |
| nosotros | necesitamos we needed | |
| ellos/ellas | necesitaron they needed / you all needed |
Imperfect
| yo | necesitaba I needed / I used to need | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | necesitabas you needed / you used to need | |
| él/ella | necesitaba he/she needed / he/she used to need / you needed (formal) / you used to need (formal) | |
| nosotros | necesitábamos we needed / we used to need | |
| ellos/ellas | necesitaban they needed / they used to need / you all needed / you all used to need |
Future
| yo | necesitaré I will need | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | necesitarás you will need | |
| él/ella | necesitará he/she will need / you will need (formal) | |
| nosotros | necesitaremos we will need | |
| ellos/ellas | necesitarán they will need / you all will need |
In a sentence
Necesito comprar comida para la semana.
I need to buy food for the week.
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