necesitar
to needPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | necesitoI need | nosotros | necesitamoswe need |
| tú | necesitasyou need | vosotros | necesitáisyou all need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitahe/she needs | ellos/Uds. | necesitanthey need |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he necesitadoI have needed | nosotros | hemos necesitadowe have needed |
| tú | has necesitadoyou have needed | vosotros | habéis necesitadoyou all have needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha necesitadohe/she has needed | ellos/Uds. | han necesitadothey have needed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | necesite(that) I need | nosotros | necesitemos(that) we need |
| tú | necesites(that) you need | vosotros | necesitéis(that) you all need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesite(that) he/she needs | ellos/Uds. | necesiten(that) they need |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya necesitado(that) I have needed | nosotros | hayamos necesitado(that) we have needed |
| tú | hayas necesitado(that) you have needed | vosotros | hayáis necesitado(that) you all have needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya necesitado(that) he/she has needed | ellos/Uds. | hayan necesitado(that) they have needed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | necesitéI needed | nosotros | necesitamoswe needed |
| tú | necesitasteyou needed | vosotros | necesitasteisyou all needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitóhe/she needed | ellos/Uds. | necesitaronthey needed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | necesitabaI used to need | nosotros | necesitábamoswe used to need |
| tú | necesitabasyou used to need | vosotros | necesitabaisyou all used to need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitabahe/she used to need | ellos/Uds. | necesitabanthey used to need |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había necesitadoI had needed | nosotros | habíamos necesitadowe had needed |
| tú | habías necesitadoyou had needed | vosotros | habíais necesitadoyou all had needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había necesitadohe/she had needed | ellos/Uds. | habían necesitadothey had needed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | necesitara(that) I needed | nosotros | necesitáramos(that) we needed |
| tú | necesitaras(that) you needed | vosotros | necesitarais(that) you all needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitara(that) he/she needed | ellos/Uds. | necesitaran(that) they needed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | necesitase(that) I needed | nosotros | necesitásemos(that) we needed |
| tú | necesitases(that) you needed | vosotros | necesitaseis(that) you all needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitase(that) he/she needed | ellos/Uds. | necesitasen(that) they needed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera necesitado(that) I had needed | nosotros | hubiéramos necesitado(that) we had needed |
| tú | hubieras necesitado(that) you had needed | vosotros | hubierais necesitado(that) you all had needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera necesitado(that) he/she had needed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran necesitado(that) they had needed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube necesitadoI had needed | nosotros | hubimos necesitadowe had needed |
| tú | hubiste necesitadoyou had needed | vosotros | hubisteis necesitadoyou all had needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo necesitadohe/she had needed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron necesitadothey had needed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | necesitaréI will need | nosotros | necesitaremoswe will need |
| tú | necesitarásyou will need | vosotros | necesitaréisyou all will need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitaráhe/she will need | ellos/Uds. | necesitaránthey will need |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | necesitaríaI would need | nosotros | necesitaríamoswe would need |
| tú | necesitaríasyou would need | vosotros | necesitaríaisyou all would need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitaríahe/she would need | ellos/Uds. | necesitaríanthey would need |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré necesitadoI will have needed | nosotros | habremos necesitadowe will have needed |
| tú | habrás necesitadoyou will have needed | vosotros | habréis necesitadoyou all will have needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá necesitadohe/she will have needed | ellos/Uds. | habrán necesitadothey will have needed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría necesitadoI would have needed | nosotros | habríamos necesitadowe would have needed |
| tú | habrías necesitadoyou would have needed | vosotros | habríais necesitadoyou all would have needed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría necesitadohe/she would have needed | ellos/Uds. | habrían necesitadothey would have needed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | necesitare(should) I need | nosotros | necesitáremos(should) we need |
| tú | necesitares(should) you need | vosotros | necesitareis(should) you all need |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesitare(should) he/she need | ellos/Uds. | necesitaren(should) they need |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | necesitemoslet's need |
| tú | necesitaneed! | vosotros | necesitadneed! |
| él/ella/Ud. | necesiteneed! | ellos/Uds. | necesitenneed! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no necesitemoslet's not need |
| tú | no necesitesdon't need | vosotros | no necesitéisdon't need |
| él/ella/Ud. | no necesitedon't need | ellos/Uds. | no necesitendon't need |
