How to conjugate Necesitar in Spanish

Introduction

Necesitar is the Spanish verb for "to need". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Indicative Tenses of Necesitar

Necesitar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of necesitar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "necesito un descanso", meaning "I need a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesito	I need
Tú	necesitas	you need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesita	s/he needs, you (formal) need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitamos	we need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitáis	you (plural) need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitan	they need,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of necesitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "necesité un descanso", meaning "I needed a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesité	I needed
Tú	necesitaste	you needed
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitó	s/he needed, you (formal) needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitamos	we needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitasteis	you (plural) needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitaron	they needed,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of necesitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "necesitaba un descanso", meaning "I used to need a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesitaba	I used to need
Tú	necesitabas	you used to need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitaba	s/he used to need, you (formal) used to need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitábamos	we used to need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitabais	you (plural) used to need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitaban	they used to need,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of necesitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy necesitando un descanso", meaning "I am needing a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy necesitando	I am needing
Tú	estás necesitando	you are needing
Ella / Él / Usted	está necesitando	s/he is needing, you (formal) are needing
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos necesitando	we are needing
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis necesitando	you (plural) are needing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están necesitando	they are needing,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of necesitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a necesitar un descanso", meaning "I am going to need a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a necesitar	I am going to need
Tú	vas a necesitar	you are going to need
Ella / Él / Usted	va a necesitar	s/he is going to need, you (formal) are going to need
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a necesitar	we are going to need
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a necesitar	you (plural) are going to need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a necesitar	they are going to need,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of necesitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "necesitaré un descanso", meaning "I will need a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesitaré	I will need
Tú	necesitarás	you will need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitará	s/he will need, you (formal) will need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitaremos	we will need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitaréis	you (plural) will need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitarán	they will need,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of necesitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "necesitaría un descanso", meaning "I would need a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesitaría	I would need
Tú	necesitarías	you would need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitaría	s/he would need, you (formal) would need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitaríamos	we would need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitaríais	you (plural) would need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitarían	they would need,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of necesitar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he necesitado un descanso", meaning "I have needed a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he necesitado	I have needed
Tú	has necesitado	you have needed
Ella / Él / Usted	ha necesitado	s/he has needed, you (formal) have needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos necesitado	we have needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis necesitado	you (plural) have needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han necesitado	they have needed,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of necesitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había necesitado un descanso", meaning "I had needed a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había necesitado	I had needed
Tú	habías necesitado	you had needed
Ella / Él / Usted	había necesitado	s/he had needed, you (formal) had needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos necesitado	we had needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais necesitado	you (plural) had needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían necesitado	they had needed,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of necesitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré necesitado un descanso", meaning "I will have needed a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré necesitado	I will have needed
Tú	habrás necesitado	you will have needed
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá necesitado	s/he will have needed, you (formal) will have needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos necesitado	we will have needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis necesitado	you (plural) will have needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán necesitado	they will have needed,

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Necesitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of necesitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría necesitado un descanso", meaning "I would have needed a break".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría necesitado	I would have needed
Tú	habrías necesitado	you would have needed
Ella / Él / Usted	habría necesitado	s/he would have needed, you (formal) would have needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos necesitado	we would have needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais necesitado	you (plural) would have needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían necesitado	they would have needed,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Necesitar

Necesitar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "necesite", meaning "I need".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesite	I need
Tú	necesites	you need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesite	s/he needs, you (formal) need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitemos	we need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitéis	you (plural) need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesiten	they need,

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Necesitar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "necesitara", meaning "I needed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesitara	I needed
Tú	necesitaras	you needed
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitara	s/he needed, you (formal) needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitáramos	we needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitarais	you (plural) needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitaran	they needed,

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Necesitar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "necesitare", meaning "I will need".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	necesitare	I will need
Tú	necesitares	you will need
Ella / Él / Usted	necesitare	s/he will need, you (formal) will need
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitáremos	we will need
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitareis	you (plural) will need
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesitaren	they will need,

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Necesitar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya necesitado", meaning "I have needed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya necesitado	I have needed
Tú	hayas necesitado	you have needed
Ella / Él / Usted	haya necesitado	s/he has needed, you (formal) have needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos necesitado	we have needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis necesitado	you (plural) have needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan necesitado	they have needed,

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Necesitar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera necesitado", meaning "I had needed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera necesitado	I had needed
Tú	hubieras necesitado	you had needed
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera necesitado	s/he had needed, you (formal) had needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos necesitado	we had needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais necesitado	you (plural) had needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran necesitado	they had needed,

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Necesitar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere necesitado", meaning "I will have needed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere necesitado	I will have needed
Tú	hubieres necesitado	you will have needed
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere necesitado	s/he will have needed, you (formal) will have needed
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos necesitado	we will have needed
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis necesitado	you (plural) will have needed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren necesitado	they will have needed,

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Imperative Tenses of Necesitar

Necesitar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "necesite", meaning "(to you formal) need!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	necesita	(to you) need!
Ella / Él / Usted	necesite	(to you formal) need!
Nosotras / Nosotros	necesitemos	let's need!
Vosotras / Vosotros	necesitad	(to you plural) need!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	necesiten	(to you plural formal) need!

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Necesitar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no necesite", meaning "(to you formal) don't need!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no necesites	(to you) don't need!
Ella / Él / Usted	no necesite	(to you formal) don't need!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no necesitemos	let's not need!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no necesitéis	(to you plural) don't need!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no necesiten	(to you plural formal) don't need!

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Example sentences and usage

• Necesito hacerte una pregunta tonta. I need to ask you a silly question.
• ¿Realmente necesitas preguntar para saber la respuesta? Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
• ¿Necesitas que te dé algo de dinero? Do you need me to give you some money?
• Necesito un nuevo ordenador. I have to get a new computer.
• Es rico, ¡no necesita dinero! He's rich. He doesn't need money!
• No necesitas llamarme por teléfono. You need not telephone me.
• ¿Necesitas trabajar el domingo? Must you work on Sunday?
• No necesitas tener el pelo cortado para esta semana. You need not have a haircut this week.

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