The verb need is both used as an ordinary verb and as a modal verb
ORDINARY VERB
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MODAL VERB
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She
needs a new car
(need is followed by an object)
She doesn’t need a new car
Does she need a new car?
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In
the negative form
She needn’t buy a new car
(here there isn’t s at the third person)
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She needs to buy a new car
(need followed by a verb)
She
doesn’t need to
buy a new car
Does
she need to buy a
new car?
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She needed to buy a new car
She didn’t need to buy a new car
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She needn’t have bought a
new car
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She will need to buy a new car
She won’t need to buy a new
car
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She has needed to buy a new car for
long time
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My room needs cleaning
My room doesn’t need
cleaning
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