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Conjugation require conjugation
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require · verb
Present I require
Positive I require
Singular
1st person I require
2nd person you require
3rd person he/she/it requires
Plural
1st person we require
2nd person you require
3rd person they require
Negative I don't require
Singular
1st person I don't require I do not require
2nd person you don't require you do not require
3rd person he/she/it doesn't require he/she/it does not require
Plural
1st person we don't require we do not require
2nd person you don't require you do not require
3rd person they don't require they do not require
Question do I require?
Singular
1st person do I require?
2nd person do you require?
3rd person does he/she/it require?
Plural
1st person do we require?
2nd person do you require?
3rd person do they require?
Negative question don't I require?
Singular
1st person don't I require? do I not require?
2nd person don't you require? do you not require?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it require? does he/she/it not require?
Plural
1st person don't we require? do we not require?
2nd person don't you require? do you not require?
3rd person don't they require? do they not require?
Past I required
Positive I required
Singular
1st person I required
2nd person you required
3rd person he/she/it required
Plural
1st person we required
2nd person you required
3rd person they required
Negative I didn't require
Singular
1st person I didn't require I did not require
2nd person you didn't require you did not require
3rd person he/she/it didn't require he/she/it did not require
Plural
1st person we didn't require we did not require
2nd person you didn't require you did not require
3rd person they didn't require they did not require
Question did I require?
Singular
1st person did I require?
2nd person did you require?
3rd person did he/she/it require?
Plural
1st person did we require?
2nd person did you require?
3rd person did they require?
Negative question didn't I require?
Singular
1st person didn't I require? did I not require?
2nd person didn't you require? did you not require?
3rd person didn't he/she/it require? did he/she/it not require?
Plural
1st person didn't we require? did we not require?
2nd person didn't you require? did you not require?
3rd person didn't they require? did they not require?
Future I'll require
Positive I'll require
Singular
1st person I'll require I will require
2nd person you'll require you will require
3rd person he/she/it'll require he/she/it will require
Plural
1st person we'll require we will require
2nd person you'll require you will require
3rd person they'll require they will require
Negative I won't require
Singular
1st person I won't require I will not require
2nd person you won't require you will not require
3rd person he/she/it won't require he/she/it will not require
Plural
1st person we won't require we will not require
2nd person you won't require you will not require
3rd person they won't require they will not require
Question will I require?
Singular
1st person will I require?
2nd person will you require?
3rd person will he/she/it require?
Plural
1st person will we require?
2nd person will you require?
3rd person will they require?
Negative question won't I require?
Singular
1st person won't I require? will I not require?
2nd person won't you require? will you not require?
3rd person won't he/she/it require? will he/she/it not require?
Plural
1st person won't we require? will we not require?
2nd person won't you require? will you not require?
3rd person won't they require? will they not require?
Conditional I'd require
Positive I'd require
Singular
1st person I'd require I would require
2nd person you'd require you would require
3rd person he/she/it'd require he/she/it would require
Plural
1st person we'd require we would require
2nd person you'd require you would require
3rd person they'd require they would require
Negative I wouldn't require
Singular
1st person I wouldn't require I would not require
2nd person you wouldn't require you would not require
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't require he/she/it would not require
Plural
1st person we wouldn't require we would not require
2nd person you wouldn't require you would not require
3rd person they wouldn't require they would not require
Question would I require?
Singular
1st person would I require?
2nd person would you require?
3rd person would he/she/it require?
Plural
1st person would we require?
2nd person would you require?
3rd person would they require?
Negative question wouldn't I require?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I require? would I not require?
2nd person wouldn't you require? would you not require?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it require? would he/she/it not require?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we require? would we not require?
2nd person wouldn't you require? would you not require?
3rd person wouldn't they require? would they not require?
Present continuous I'm requiring
Positive I'm requiring
Singular
1st person I'm requiring I am requiring
2nd person you're requiring you are requiring
3rd person he/she/it's requiring he/she/it is requiring
Plural
1st person we're requiring we are requiring
2nd person you're requiring you are requiring
3rd person they're requiring they are requiring
Negative I'm not requiring
Singular
1st person I'm not requiring I am not requiring
2nd person you aren't requiring you're not requiring you are not requiring
3rd person he/she/it isn't requiring he/she/it's not requiring he/she/it is not requiring
Plural
1st person we aren't requiring we're not requiring we are not requiring
2nd person you aren't requiring you're not requiring you are not requiring
3rd person they aren't requiring they're not requiring they are not requiring
Question am I requiring?
Singular
1st person am I requiring?
2nd person are you requiring?
3rd person is he/she/it requiring?
Plural
1st person are we requiring?
2nd person are you requiring?
3rd person are they requiring?
Negative question aren't I requiring?
Singular
1st person aren't I requiring? am I not requiring?
2nd person aren't you requiring? are you not requiring?
3rd person isn't he/she/it requiring? is he/she/it not requiring?
Plural
1st person aren't we requiring? are we not requiring?
2nd person aren't you requiring? are you not requiring?
3rd person aren't they requiring? are they not requiring?
Past continuous I was requiring
Positive I was requiring
Singular
1st person I was requiring
2nd person you were requiring
3rd person he/she/it was requiring
Plural
1st person we were requiring
2nd person you were requiring
3rd person they were requiring
Negative I wasn't requiring
Singular
1st person I wasn't requiring I was not requiring
2nd person you weren't requiring you were not requiring
3rd person he/she/it wasn't requiring he/she/it was not requiring
Plural
1st person we weren't requiring we were not requiring
2nd person you weren't requiring you were not requiring
3rd person they weren't requiring they were not requiring
Question was I requiring?
Singular
1st person was I requiring?
2nd person were you requiring?
3rd person was he/she/it requiring?
Plural
1st person were we requiring?
2nd person were you requiring?
3rd person were they requiring?
Negative question wasn't I requiring?
Singular
1st person wasn't I requiring? was I not requiring?
2nd person weren't you requiring? were you not requiring?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it requiring? was he/she/it not requiring?
Plural
1st person weren't we requiring? were we not requiring?
2nd person weren't you requiring? were you not requiring?
3rd person weren't they requiring? were they not requiring?
Future continuous I'll be requiring
Positive I'll be requiring
Singular
1st person I'll be requiring I will be requiring
2nd person you'll be requiring you will be requiring
3rd person he/she/it'll be requiring he/she/it will be requiring
Plural
1st person we'll be requiring we will be requiring
2nd person you'll be requiring you will be requiring
3rd person they'll be requiring they will be requiring
Negative I won't be requiring
Singular
1st person I won't be requiring I will not be requiring
2nd person you won't be requiring you will not be requiring
3rd person he/she/it won't be requiring he/she/it will not be requiring
Plural
1st person we won't be requiring we will not be requiring
2nd person you won't be requiring you will not be requiring
3rd person they won't be requiring they will not be requiring
Question will I be requiring?
Singular
1st person will I be requiring?
2nd person will you be requiring?
3rd person will he/she/it be requiring?
Plural
1st person will we be requiring?
2nd person will you be requiring?
3rd person will they be requiring?
Negative question won't I be requiring?
Singular
1st person won't I be requiring? will I not be requiring?
2nd person won't you be requiring? will you not be requiring?
3rd person won't he/she/it be requiring? will he/she/it not be requiring?
Plural
1st person won't we be requiring? will we not be requiring?
2nd person won't you be requiring? will you not be requiring?
3rd person won't they be requiring? will they not be requiring?
Conditional continuous I'd be requiring
Positive I'd be requiring
Singular
1st person I'd be requiring I would be requiring
2nd person you'd be requiring you would be requiring
3rd person he/she/it'd be requiring he/she/it would be requiring
Plural
1st person we'd be requiring we would be requiring
2nd person you'd be requiring you would be requiring
3rd person they'd be requiring they would be requiring
Negative I wouldn't be requiring
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be requiring I would not be requiring
2nd person you wouldn't be requiring you would not be requiring
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be requiring he/she/it would not be requiring
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be requiring we would not be requiring
2nd person you wouldn't be requiring you would not be requiring
3rd person they wouldn't be requiring they would not be requiring
Question would I be requiring?
Singular
1st person would I be requiring?
2nd person would you be requiring?
3rd person would he/she/it be requiring?
Plural
1st person would we be requiring?
2nd person would you be requiring?
3rd person would they be requiring?
Negative question wouldn't I be requiring?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be requiring? would I not be requiring?
2nd person wouldn't you be requiring? would you not be requiring?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be requiring? would he/she/it not be requiring?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be requiring? would we not be requiring?
2nd person wouldn't you be requiring? would you not be requiring?
3rd person wouldn't they be requiring? would they not be requiring?
Present perfect I've required
Positive I've required
Singular
1st person I've required I have required
2nd person you've required you have required
3rd person he/she/it's required he/she/it has required
Plural
1st person we've required we have required
2nd person you've required you have required
3rd person they've required they have required
Negative I haven't required
Singular
1st person I haven't required I have not required
2nd person you haven't required you have not required
3rd person he/she/it hasn't required he/she/it has not required
Plural
1st person we haven't required we have not required
2nd person you haven't required you have not required
3rd person they haven't required they have not required
Question have I required?
Singular
1st person have I required?
2nd person have you required?
3rd person has he/she/it required?
Plural
1st person have we required?
2nd person have you required?
3rd person have they required?
Negative question haven't I required?
Singular
1st person haven't I required? have I not required?
2nd person haven't you required? have you not required?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it required? has he/she/it not required?
Plural
1st person haven't we required? have we not required?
2nd person haven't you required? have you not required?
3rd person haven't they required? have they not required?
Past perfect I had required
Positive I had required
Singular
1st person I had required
2nd person you had required
3rd person he/she/it had required
Plural
1st person we had required
2nd person you had required
3rd person they had required
Negative I hadn't required
Singular
1st person I hadn't required I had not required
2nd person you hadn't required you had not required
3rd person he/she/it hadn't required he/she/it had not required
Plural
1st person we hadn't required we had not required
2nd person you hadn't required you had not required
3rd person they hadn't required they had not required
Question had I required?
Singular
1st person had I required?
2nd person had you required?
3rd person had he/she/it required?
Plural
1st person had we required?
2nd person had you required?
3rd person had they required?
Negative question hadn't I required?
Singular
1st person hadn't I required? had I not required?
2nd person hadn't you required? had you not required?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it required? had he/she/it not required?
Plural
1st person hadn't we required? had we not required?
2nd person hadn't you required? had you not required?
3rd person hadn't they required? had they not required?
Future perfect I'll have required
Positive I'll have required
Singular
1st person I'll have required I will have required
2nd person you'll have required you will have required
3rd person he/she/it'll have required he/she/it will have required
Plural
1st person we'll have required we will have required
2nd person you'll have required you will have required
3rd person they'll have required they will have required
Negative I won't have required
Singular
1st person I won't have required I will not have required
2nd person you won't have required you will not have required
3rd person he/she/it won't have required he/she/it will not have required
Plural
1st person we won't have required we will not have required
2nd person you won't have required you will not have required
3rd person they won't have required they will not have required
Question +'ll I have required?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have required? will I have required?
2nd person +'ll you have required? will you have required?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have required? will he/she/it have required?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have required? will we have required?
2nd person +'ll you have required? will you have required?
3rd person +'ll they have required? will they have required?
Negative question won't I have required?
Singular
1st person won't I have required? will I not have required?
2nd person won't you have required? will you not have required?
3rd person won't he/she/it have required? will he/she/it not have required?
Plural
1st person won't we have required? will we not have required?
2nd person won't you have required? will you not have required?
3rd person won't they have required? will they not have required?
Conditional perfect I'd have required
Positive I'd have required
Singular
1st person I'd have required I would have required
2nd person you'd have required you would have required
3rd person he/she/it'd have required he/she/it would have required
Plural
1st person we'd have required we would have required
2nd person you'd have required you would have required
3rd person they'd have required they would have required
Negative I wouldn't have required
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have required I would not have required
2nd person you wouldn't have required you would not have required
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have required he/she/it would not have required
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have required we would not have required
2nd person you wouldn't have required you would not have required
3rd person they wouldn't have required they would not have required
Question would I have required?
Singular
1st person would I have required?
2nd person would you have required?
3rd person would he/she/it have required?
Plural
1st person would we have required?
2nd person would you have required?
3rd person would they have required?
Negative question wouldn't I have required?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have required? would I not have required?
2nd person wouldn't you have required? would you not have required?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have required? would he/she/it not have required?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have required? would we not have required?
2nd person wouldn't you have required? would you not have required?
3rd person wouldn't they have required? would they not have required?
Imperative require!
Positive
you require!
we let's require!
Negative
you don't require!
we let's not require!
Examples require examples
How do I use require in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I require your advice.
The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
Why does that require an apology?
It will require substantial time and financial resources.
The school rules require students to wear school uniforms.
Children require much sleep.
We require your help.
We require much sleep.
Desperate diseases require desperate remedies.
Chinese food was served in small portions which did not require cutting with a knife or fork.
Fruit trees require a large amount of space in which to grow.
It doesn't require a scholar to interpret.
Sports activities require a slender figure.
The only thing that doesn't require skill is an appetite.
They require extra help.
They require me to work harder.
An aging population will require more spending on health care.
What type of tools do you require for the job?
It doesn't require you to be a polyglot.
I require absolute loyalty from all my employees.
Maybe in a different universe, our basic five senses are useless and we would require different senses altogether.
Movie subtitles
We have been trying very hard. And we are ready to do whatever tasks you require of us.
That doesn't require expediting.
Of course, that would require Victoria Speigleman to have a friend, which is hard to imagine.
I beg to inform you that the administration of your property in the Rue de Varennes will require your immediate presence.
Vandeuvres thinks that stealing Nana from her fancy man will require a large amount of gold.
Mme. Grusinskaya will not require her car.
She will not require any more of your services this afternoon.
And I hope, sir, that that's the information that you require.
We require not only to win the matches against Millfield and Sedbury but also, if it's not troubling you too much some fairly decent results in the examinations.
I'm afraid I shall require all the wits I've got tonight.
I won't require one.
The People of the State of New York will require the expert testimony of Dr. Keinmetz, the psychiatrist.
Wouldn't that require a great deal of rope? Fortunately, we have an ample supply.
Being governor is going to require some restraint.
It doesn't require any brains.
Oh, my dear. I think I require a little exercise.
Should you require anything during the night, milady I will be resting right outside your door.
I have a library- a very extensive library- and I require someone to take care of it- someone familiar with books.
And when does Your Excellency require the journey be begun?
What is it you require?
So we shall require 1000 breadfruit plants.
These growing plants require more water than we can store aboard.
In that case, you won't require the other reservations.
You'll require at least four hours.
The law doesn't require anything of a boy that isn't good for all of us.
I'll do whatever you want, whatever you require.
We'll require foreign capital.
I require one more favour of you, a personal favour.
For my next act, I shall require the help of my assistant.
And for this illusion, I will require the assistance of some kind and gracious gentleman from the audience.
Someone might require your services.
I'll require your services for just a few hours this evening.
Incidentally, your work would require part-time duties at the soda fountain.
About the money, the general has instructed me to give you a check for whatever you require.
I don't require any help.
He don't require any help.
Anything more you require, miss?
But I require your financial assistance before we're officially engaged.
News and current affairs
These five pillars involve drastic choices, but they will probably require less money from Europe's taxpayers, not more.
But a single market does not require a single social or industrial policy, far less a common taxation policy.
Many countries require sweeping reforms to make their tax systems more efficient and their entitlement programs - including their pension schemes - more realistic.
It is likely, however, that major governments will soon discover that the insecurity created by non-state cyber actors will require closer cooperation among governments.
These are absolute necessities for democratic success, but they require longer-term development of institutional capacity.
For Poland and the other countries of East-Central Europe that have or are about to join NATO, membership in the Alliance didn't really require debate.
The effort to reduce greenhouse gases will require decades of action, but, given the long lead times in overhauling the world's energy systems, we must start now.
Increasingly, adaptation at the national level will be recognized as a major issue that will require appropriate funding.
This would require increasing investments in energy research and development for new and improved technologies - a process that needs to be supported by stronger public-private partnerships.
Indeed, the eurozone may require not just an international bailout of banks (as recently in Spain), but also a full sovereign bailout at a time when eurozone and international firewalls are insufficient to the task of backstopping both Spain and Italy.
The systematic study of persuasion began during World War II, when the US Army recognized that fighting a nation mesmerized by Hitler would require bolstering troop motivation and rallying popular support for the war.
A regular mutual presence of the Secretary General of NATO and of the head of EU foreign policy in the councils of both organizations doesn't require much time and effort.
To generate the political will that such reforms require, we must confront policymakers' inertia and inaction with the grim facts of inequality and its devastating effects on our children.
Any agreement with Iran would require consent from Israel and the Gulf countries, which do not share the same objectives.
At a minimum, currency unions require a confederation with far more centralized power over taxation and other policies than European leaders envision for the eurozone.
This will require strengthening the rule of law and ending the prevailing culture of impunity.
What it does not require is a currency union.
Those events are too familiar to require re-hashing.
For these and many other reasons, rebuilding Afghanistan's economy will require not only economic reconstruction but an effort to reinvent the country's political and cultural institutions.
This will require bold political leadership and unprecedented solidarity between rich and poor countries.
Indeed, the Basel Committee plans to require more capital in the future, though the new requirements will be delayed, owing to concerns about the cost and availability of credit to sustain the recovery.
Clearly, fixing the Security Council will require considerable time and political effort.