English grammar
I need / do you need...?
Ask for medicine using need.
From the scene At the pharmacy
In short
Need takes a thing directly: I need pills. For an action, add to: I need to go.
Your turn
Which one goes with question?
Options: Do you need anything else? · I need pills. · You need a prescription.
Show answer
question → Do you need anything else?
How it works
Need works like a normal verb: I need, you need, Do you need...? (not Need you...?).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yes, I also (blank) some cough syrup.
Options: need · needs · needing
Show answer
Yes, I also need some cough syrup.
Sí, también necesito jarabe para la tos.
Good to know
Put the thing straight after it, no of: I need pills. For an action add to: I need to go (not I need go).
need + thing I need pills.
Nuria
I need pills. My head hurts.
Necesito pastillas. Me duele la cabeza.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). My head hurts.
Options: I need pills · Do you need anything else · You need a prescription
Show answer
Nuria
I need pills. My head hurts.
Necesito pastillas. Me duele la cabeza.
question Do you need anything else?
Javi
Here you go. Do you need anything else?
Aquí tienes. ¿Necesitas algo más?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Here you go. (blank)?
Options: You need a prescription · Do you need anything else · I need pills
Show answer
Javi
Here you go. Do you need anything else?
Aquí tienes. ¿Necesitas algo más?
you need You need a prescription.
Javi
For the syrup, you need a prescription.
Para el jarabe, necesitas receta.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
For the syrup, (blank).
Options: I need pills · Do you need anything else · you need a prescription
Show answer
Javi
For the syrup, you need a prescription.
Para el jarabe, necesitas receta.
need + to + verb I need to go. (not I need go)
Your turn
What goes with I need to go. (not I need go)?
Options: need + to + verb · need + thing · question
Show answer
I need to go. (not I need go) → need + to + verb
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| need + thing | I need pills. |
|---|---|
| question | Do you need anything else? |
| you need | You need a prescription. |
| need + to + verb | I need to go. (not I need go) |
More lines from the story
- NuriaYes, I also need some cough syrup.Sí, también necesito jarabe para la tos.
- NuriaOh no, I don't have a prescription.Ay, no tengo receta.
- JaviDoña Elena! Are you a pharmacy?¡Doña Elena! ¿Usted es una farmacia?