needing

Present participle ofneed.

need

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Present:	needing
Past:	needed

Indicative of "need"

	Present	Past	Future
I	need	needed	will need
you	need	needed	will need
he/she	needs	needed	will need
we	need	needed	will need
you	need	needed	will need
they	need	needed	will need

Perfect of "need"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have needed	had needed	will have needed
you	have needed	had needed	will have needed
he/she	has needed	had needed	will have needed
we	have needed	had needed	will have needed
you	have needed	had needed	will have needed
they	have needed	had needed	will have needed

Imperative of "need"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	need	don't need
he/she	-	-
we	let's need	let's not need
you	need	don't need
they	-	-

Progressive of "need"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am needing	was needing	will be needing
you	are needing	were needing	will be needing
he/she	is needing	was needing	will be needing
we	are needing	were needing	will be needing
you	are needing	were needing	will be needing
they	are needing	were needing	will be needing

Perfect Progressive of "need"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been needing	had been needing	will have been needing
you	have been needing	had been needing	will have been needing
he/she	has been needing	had been needing	will have been needing
we	have been needing	had been needing	will have been needing
you	have been needing	had been needing	will have been needing
they	have been needing	had been needing	will have been needing

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