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MODAL VERBS: NEED

MODAL VERBS: NEED. NEED. NEED IN THE PRESENT TENSE. POSITIVE: I need to brush up my English . NEGATIVE: DON’T NEED TO is generally used when the situation does not require something to be done: You don’t need to have your passport to go to London.

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MODAL VERBS: NEED

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  1. MODAL VERBS: NEED NEED

  2. NEED IN THE PRESENT TENSE • POSITIVE: I needtobrush up my English. • NEGATIVE: DON’T NEED TO isgenerallyusedwhenthesituationdoesnotrequiresomethingtobe done: Youdon’tneedtohaveyourpassporttogotoLondon. • Negative: NEEDN’T isgenerallyusedwhenthe speaker givestheauthorityforsomethingnotbeing done: Youneedn’t come totheHalloweenparty.

  3. NEED IN THE PAST • POSITIVE: I neededsomethingtodrink. • NEGATIVE: DIDN’T NEED TO + INFINITIVE: Itwasn’tnecessary, so I didn’t: I didn’tneedto come toTheOfficialLanguageSchoolyesterday. • NEEDN’T HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE: Itwasn’tnecessary, but I did, and now I realizethatitwasn’tnecessary: I needn’thave come at 4 in theafternoon as ourlessonsstart at 5 in theafternoonthisyear.

  4. NEED + A GERUND • Need can beused plus a gerund, withthesamemeaning as a passiveconstruction: My houseneedsrefurbishingor My houseneedstoberefurbished.

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