Question

Cine poate sa-mi faca si mie o prezentare despre verbul Need ca in imaginea atasata primeste coroana.​

Answer 1

Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb.

We use need mostly in the negative form to indicate that there is no obligation or necessity to do something:

You needn’t take off your shoes.

Need: form

Affirmative form

Affirmatives with the semi-modal need are not common and they are used in formal contexts. There is almost always a negative word (e.g. no one, nobody, nothing) or phrase in the clause, even if the verb phrase is affirmative:

No one need think that we are doing this every week. (we are not doing this every week)

Nobody need know the name of the person who made the complaint.

Not a thing need change on this page.

Need comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb):

Let’s forget about it. No one need know about it.

We can’t use another modal verb with need:

No one need read this.

Not: No one need must read this. or No one must need read this.

Negative form

Warning:
We form the negative by adding not after need. Need not can be contracted to needn’t. We don’t use don’t/doesn’t/didn’t with the semi-modal verb need:

You need not spend a lot of money on presents. (formal) (or You needn’t spend a lot of money on presents.)

Not: You don’t need spend a lot of money on presents.

Question form

The question form of the semi-modal need is not very common. It is rather formal. The subject and need change position to form questions. We don’t use do/does/did.

Need we write this down?

Not: Do we need write this down?