Is it needs to be or need to be?

"There need to be" is plural. If you want to say something in the singular, you need to say "There needs to be..." The plurality of the verb "need" must agree with ... Feb 13, 2015 ...
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When we use need or need to?

Use "need to" to express that something is important for you to do. This form is often used for something that is important one time, rather than referring to a responsibility or duty. She needs to go to Seattle next week.
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Is need be proper English?

Both are fine. Need, like dare, is sometimes called a "semi-modal", in that it can be used like modals (eg can, may) but can also be used as a normal verb (eg like want).
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What need or needs to be done?

What is needed to be done is incorrect because needed is the simple past tense and past participle of need. What needs to be done is correct because needs is the third-person singular simple present indicative form of need. Why do you think "is needed" is incorrect?
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How do you use the term need be?

Definition of if need be

: if something becomes necessary You can always call me at home if need be. We'll leave without them if need be.
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Is need not grammatically correct?

The short answer to your question, though, is that both are correct. I would only add that "need not" is probably less common in colloquial speech, and even then it is often contracted to "needn't".
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What is the past perfect tense of to need?

I have needed. You/We/They have needed. He/She/It has been needing. I have been needing.
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Will need or will be needed?

New Member. You can use "I will be needing it.", but not "I will be needed it." "will be" is future tense, while "needed" is past. You can't combile future with past unless you use the future perfect tense, in which case you would end up with "I will have needed it."
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Does someone need or needs?

people needs vs people need

The correct form of the verb is "need." The word "needs" is the third-person singular of the verb "need," but the word "people" is plural, so a plural form of the verb should be used.
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Is it need to or have to?

If something is a requirement in order to do something else, then you use 'need to'. If it is something you are obligated to do regardless of any further goals, then you use 'have to'. “I want to go to France, so I need to get a passport.”
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Is need know grammatically correct?

"No-one ever need know." - this is perfectly correct, but often used as a stock phrase in English. Technically, "need" functions here as a modal and a subjunctive phrase is created (this doesn't happen often, but please pay attention when it does).
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Will need to or need to?

You should use "will" unless something else indicates that it's a conditional or future need. People do say things like "I can't go shopping with you next Thursday, I need to work." Here, it's clear that you don't mean you need to work now but next Thursday.
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Will be needed in a sentence?

Sentence examples for will be needed from inspiring English sources. They will be needed. He will be needed. financing will be needed".
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Is modal verb needed?

In this sense, when we are talking about necessity, we generally prefer need to / do not need to. In the other format, need behaves as a modal verb, like can, could, must should, etc. It has the same forms as modal auxiliary verbs: the third person singular has no s, questions and negatives are made without do.
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What is the past tense of be?

The past tense of be is was (proscribed, dialect) or were. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of be is is or are. The present participle of be is being.
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What is mean by needed?

necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
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How do you conjugate need?

Conjugation English verb to need
  1. Simple present. I need. ...
  2. Present progressive/continuous. I am needing. ...
  3. Simple past. I needed. ...
  4. Past progressive/continuous. I was needing. ...
  5. Present perfect simple. I have needed. ...
  6. Present perfect progressive/continuous. I have been needing. ...
  7. Past perfect. I had needed. ...
  8. Past perfect progressive/continuous.
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Is it need not or need not to?

need not give" is the correct verb form here. because, as Cambridge Online Dictionaries point out, "in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb."
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Is needs washed proper English?

In short, the "needs washed" construction is a grammatical construction for the dialects that use it. Other dialects use "needs to be washed," but both constructions are systematic: it just depends on which variety of American English you happen to speak.
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Why do people say needs cleaned instead of needs to be cleaned?

In your sentence, "needs" is the subject. So, when you say "Needs cleaned" you are literally saying that what has been cleaned, are your needs. Now, having said that, I understand that this phrase would accompany what you intend your subject to be: "The car needs cleaned".
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What is another word for need to?

In this page you can discover 5 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for need to, like: have-to, need, be obligated to, have reason to and must.
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What is need in a sentence?

Noun You can always call me at home if the need arises. These new methods reduce the need to use harmful chemicals on crops. We find that there is still a need for further discussion. There is a great need for change. Our experienced staff will go out of their way to meet your every need.
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Is it he need or he needs?

Jan 29, 2015 ... 'He needs to improve his skills' is correct. Whenever a singular pronoun like he, she or it is used, then the verb has to be in plural form.
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