to need
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Necesito un café antes de empezar.
I need a coffee before I start.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Necesitamos ayuda para mover el sofá.
We needed help moving the sofa.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela necesitaba lentes nuevos.
My grandmother needed new glasses.
Futuro · What will happen
Necesitarás un abrigo en Nueva York.
You'll need a coat in New York.
Condicional · What would happen
Ellos necesitarían más tiempo.
They would need more time.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Nunca he necesitado tanta paciencia.
I've never needed so much patience.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Él nunca había necesitado ayuda.
He had never needed help.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos necesitado otro carro para todos.
We would have needed another car for everyone.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Llámame cuando necesites algo.
Call me whenever you need something.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Si necesitara dinero, te lo diría.
If I needed money, I'd tell you.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Por si necesitasen algo, dejé mi número.
In case they needed anything, I left my number.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que no hayas necesitado el médico.
I'm glad you haven't needed the doctor.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera necesitado ayuda, te habría llamado.
If I had needed help, I would have called you.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.