In the past we use להיות + צריך/צריכה/צריכים/צריכות
Examples:
הייתי צריך
היא הייתה צריכה
הם היו צריכים
In the present we simply use צריך/צריכה/צריכים/צריכות
אני צריך
היא צריכה
הם צריכים
In the future however we use להצטרך
אצטרך
תצטרך
יצטרכו
Very seldom you might hear אצטרך in the past, e.g. הצטרכתי, which sounds a little formal and may be compared with the English "I was required to ... [do something]". For example: הצטרכתי להגיע מוקדם. I was required to (I had to) arrive early. Since להצטרך belongs to the hitpael category of verbs, it gives a light sense of passiveness.
In the present however you will never hear להצטרך used, just like you will never hear צריך in the future or in the past. It's a very peculiar verb.