I assume that the avoir aspect of the sentence also changes with tense for example:
Imparfaite =J'avais besoin de= I have needed
Future= J'aurai besoin de= I will need
Passe compose= J'ai eu besoin de= I needed
Plus-que-Parfaite= J'avais eu besoin de= I have had needed
etc.
Is this correct?
Bonjour Shirqille,
Well done! ;-).
Remember:
Imparfaite -> L'Imparfait
Plus-que-Parfaite -> Le Plus-que-Parfait
L'Imparfait = J'avais besoin de = I (have) needed
Le Plus-que-Parfait = J'avais eu besoin de = I (have) had needed
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Salut Shirqille,
The following link may help you.
Devoir vs Avoir besoin de to express "to need to" in French
Given that "avoir besoin de" is a fixed expression, I do not believe that we can conjugate avoir in the way you suggest.
In the cases that you propose, I suspect that devoir would need to be used and conjugated accordingly.
I'm not 100% sure about this point so will be interested to read other users' comments.
Bonne continuation.
Jim
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