Been and being; are you getting them confused?

Waking up this morning, feeling a little bit better from yesterday, all thank to my creator for making it possible, I had told myself that if I did see any changes in good for my health then I would have to see doctor or go to pharmacy's store to get drugs because I don't always like visiting hospital.

Yesterday, in one of my post, I said I still can't process my thought like that due to illness,but thank God that I can at least write few lines today as I'm getting better gradually.

Today,I want to talk about word that I believe
writers occasionally confuse with another word while writing which is "being" and "been" because they sound similar as they both come from the verb "to be"(auxiliary verb) the primary auxiliary verb in particular.source

As a rule, the word "been" is always used after "to have" (in any of its forms, e.g., has, had, will have, having). Conversely, the word "being" is never used after "to have." "Being" is used after "to be" (in any of its forms, e.g., am, is, are, was, were).

Examples:

• I have been busy working since morning.

• John has being trying to work things out ever since he was teenager.

(Remember that "being" cannot follow the verb "to have" (here, has).) Since 'has being' in the second example is not correct, the right substitute is 'has been'

being or been?

BEEN is a Past Participle. The word "been" is the past participle of the verb "to be." As such, it can be used with "have" (in all its guises) to form tenses in the perfect aspect (or complete but it is not over yet) it is use to show action that has begun somewhat in the present but not yet complete . For example:

*The dog has been naughty since morning.

(It means the dog started been naughty since morning and continue till now but the time he started is not known)

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth. (Author Napoleon Hill)

"Being" is a Present Participle. The word "being" is the present participle of the verb "to be." As such, it can be used with "be" (in all its guises) to form tenses in the progressive (or continuous) aspect. For example:

• The dog is being naughty.

(The action is ongoing. It's continuing.)

"Being" as a Noun

The word "being" is an auxiliary verb, but can use as a common noun. In the following example; it means a person or creature.

• I'm not an animal. I'm a human being. (The Elephant Man)

• A strange being stepped out of the space ship.

"BEING" AS A GERUND

The word "being" can also be a gerund, which is a type of noun . In this use, it has a meaning similar to existing. For example:

• Do you like being so sensitive?

• The accident was caused by his being so clumsy.

I live in terror of not being misunderstood. (Playwright Oscar Wilde)

I think you have learnt something from this piece. if you have any question, feel free to ask in the comment section of this post.

Thanks for visiting my blog, stay blessed. Until we cross path again.