You need/needed/need to computer skills for the job.

[BLenn]

I'm a little confused as the wether the expressions "needed" and "need to" and "need" are interchangeable in this situation.

Example :

You need computer skills for the job.
You needed computer skills for the job.
You need to computer skills for the job.

What is the difference? Is this grammarly correct use all three forms?
In the vocabulary, we use need to represent this situation, so which of the three do you think is natural in this situation?

 

[teechar]

Welcome to the forum.

I'm a little confused as the whether the expressions "needed" and "need to" and "need" are interchangeable in this situation.

No. They are not.

You need computer skills for the job.

That is grammatical. You need skills presently (now) for the job.

You needed computer skills for the job.

That is grammatical. You needed skills in the past for the job.

You need to computer skills for the job.

That is ungrammatical.

What is the difference? Is this grammarly correct use Are all three forms grammatical?

See above.

 

[kilroy65]

I'm a little confused as the to whether the expressions "needed" and "need to" and "need" are interchangeable in this situation.