How to conjugate necesitar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

necesitar
to need
regular verb

Necesitar means to require or be in need of something. It is used to express necessity or obligation.

How to conjugate necesitar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
necesité
Tú
necesitaste
Él / Ella / Usted
necesitó
Nosotros / Nosotras
necesitamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
necesistasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
necesitaron

Examples of necesitar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer necesité comprar comida.
Yesterday I needed to buy food.
Tú
¿Tú necesitaste ayuda?
Did you need help?
Él / Ella / Usted
Él necesitó descansar más.
He needed to rest more.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros necesitamos estudiar más.
We needed to study more.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros necesitasteis ayuda ayer.
You all needed help yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos necesitaron tiempo para pensar.
They needed time to think.

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Ayer necesité comprar comida.

Other conjugations of necesitar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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