Need to

Al igual que con "have to", utilizamos la estuctura "need" para hablar de reglas u obligaciones o la necesidad de hacer algo. Se puede conjugar y utilizar en distintos tiempos verbales.

Afirmativa: sujeto + need/needs to + forma base del verbo (sin "to").

• We need to return this immediately.

Negativa: sujeto + don't / doesn't + need to + forma base del verbo (sin "to").

• You don't need to/needn't do this.

• He doesn't need/needn't to do this.

Interrogativa: Do/does + sujeto + need to + forma base del verbo (sin "to") + ?

• Do you need to go now?

Respuestas cortas: pronombre sujeto + "do/does" o "don't/doesn't".

• Do you need to talk to me? Yes, I do / No, I don't.