As lame as it is, I really don't know the difference..... With that in mind, I got a B in my GCSE English Lit, and an A in GCSE English Language!!!!
2007-09-04 05:22:37 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Okay, I will explain this WITHOUT any technical jargon.
BEEN is used when you are talking about a place you have visited, i.e. yahoo answers. Examples are:
- I have only BEEN to Japan twice.
- I have BEEN there before.
- I have never BEEN to Mars before.
Or you can use it like this:
- He has always BEEN a fighter.
- She has never been my cup of tea!
BEEN can also refer to a state of mind you have encountered, or if you are comparing the present with your past.
Example:
- I have never BEEN in such a frantic state
- Have you ever BEEN involved in a car crash before?
- This is the first time in a long time that I have BEEN in a romantic mood.
BEING usually relates to someones behaviour or their state of mind. In this sense it is like BEEN, but it is in the present tense.
Examples are:
- I am BEING awkward.
- She is BEING a pain.
- He is BEING really helpful.
You would never say: He is BEEN a pain.
You would however say: He is BEING a pain
You would never say: I have BEING to Spain
You would however say: I have BEEN to Spain
Then again, when BEING is used as a noun, it does refer to some sort of living creature i.e. a Human Being.
Hope this helps, by the way I got a 'C' for English!!!
Well, that was about 10 years ago though...
2007-09-04 06:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-19 22:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not exactly as easy as that, past/present. In the being a chicken for Halloween, that being is future tense. Also, being is often used in combination with a noun as the subject of a sentence, like "Being a chicken for Halloween sounds like fun".
Been is almost exclusively past tense, but it can apply to the present, too. "She has been a nurse for twenty years."
Ain't English wonderful?!
2007-09-04 05:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "been" in English, is a past participle state of the verb "be". In other words, it is used in a context where some action has finished in the past.
The word "being", in English is a noun. It is the state of qualify of having existence.
So they both relate to existence - but are different parts of speech and one relates to the past while the other can be any place in the time line.
2007-09-04 05:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Larry V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been is the past participle and is used with the perfect tense (I have been - refers to what's happened and finished)
Being is the present participle and is used with the present continuous tense (I am being - refers to something that's going on now).
Being is also used as a gerund (part of a verb used as a description) as in: Being old, I have a good command of the English language.
2007-09-04 05:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most natural speakers of any language tend to be totally in left field in matters of grammar, syntax, orthography and lexicon. Don't feel like you ar the exception!
The word 'been' is the past participle of the verb 'to be' and is used in the present perfect and past perfect tenses (they use 'have' and 'had' as auxiliary verbs) eg...I have been in that part of the country many times before. & I had been a teacher prior to becoming a doctor.
The word 'being' is the present participle of the verb 'to be' and is used as a gerund or in the present or present continous tense. eg... Barking dogs don't bite! I like being in the Yacatan peninsula. You are being a real pest with an attitude like that.
2007-09-04 06:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by SexRexRx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Been is NOT past tense (was and were are past tense). It is the past participle, which can be used for both present and past constructions. (I have been waiting for ages/ I had been to the zoo many times before I was ever eaten by a lion.)
Being is the present participle, and it too can be used for both present an past constructions. (I am being no more pompous than usual/ My daughter was being a pest, so I sent her to her room.)
Been by itself gives a sense of the action having been completed. Being by itself gives a sense of the action being ongoing.
2007-09-04 05:34:18 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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As lame as it is, I really don't know the difference..... With that in mind, I got a B in my GCSE English Lit, and an A in GCSE English Language!!!!
2015-08-05 22:01:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has been - we had been doing this that and the other surely refers to time and previous actions
A being is a living, breathing thing that is alive or had been living once
You know you only have to get 16% right in maths gcse now to get a C - spoken from the words of a teacher!
2007-09-04 05:29:43 · answer #9 · answered by scottygarside 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think about how you would say it in a sentence. "I've been doing alright." or I'm being a chicken for halloween." Been is past tense and being is present. simple. (:
2007-09-04 05:28:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋