needed
v.v. the past tense of 'need'. You use it to say that something was necessary or required in the past.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'need'. Expresses a past requirement or necessity for a particular thing or action.
I needed some help with my homework yesterday.
The team needed more time to finish the report before the deadline passed.
Although the project was technically complete, the lead architect felt that several structural elements needed further refinement to meet safety standards.
From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.
The verb is transitive and typically takes a noun phrase or a to-infinitive as its object.
I was needed a carI needed a carLearners sometimes use 'be' with 'needed' in active sentences, but 'needed' is the simple past form and does not require an auxiliary verb unless it is passive.