It may be followed by an infinitive with " to": he needed to find a job.In the interrogative form, " did" is used: did you need a job?.In the negative form, the auxiliary verb " didn't" is used: He didn't need it.It takes " ed " in the simple past and past participle: he needed a job.It takes " s" in the third person singular: he needs a job.It takes the auxiliary verb did and is followed by an infinitive with "to": to water. Note that in this case, need behaves like any main verb. Didn't need to is used instead to express no obligation in the past: Note: Need as a modal verb is not put in the past tense (i.e., needed). Need is used to express lack of necessity or obligation: Note that this is a very formal way to ask questions with need. Question forms are formed by the inversion of the subject and the modal verb need: In the negative form, not is added to need ( i.e., need not or needn't) But if it is ever used in affirmative statements, it is generally used with negative words or phrases such as not everybody, no one, nobody, only, never, hardly: Check the meaning or pronunciation by double-clicking. Need is usually used in the negative form, needn't. A Short Story with Phrasal Verbs You can listen to the text by pressing the PLAY button at the end. Need as a modal verb behaves very much like must, should, or can. Need as a modal verb How do you use need as a modal verb? In examples number 2 and 3, need is used as a modal verb. In example number 1, need is used as an ordinary verb. I need someone to help me with this math exercise." A: Do you need some help? B: "Yes I do.Need may be used both as a modal verb and as a main verb. They are always followed by a bare infinitive (i.e., an infinitive without "to).They are never inflected you can't add "s", "ed", "ing".Typically, modal verbs are used with the bare infinitive to indicate ability, prohibition, obligation, possibility, permission, etc.
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