This is a tough question. There are several ways to use it. You can use it as a noun or as a verb form. Let's look at a few examples. noun being : a living thing, especially a person. ex We human beings need hope to continue our lives. A strang being from mars landed in my garden. verb form What are they doing now? They are being photographed now. He is being silly now. You know about how the -ing ending to a verb makes it a continuous form. being then is the continuous form of to be. Hope this helps. John

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This is too big of a question to answer quickly, but basically "be" is a form of "is/are/was/were." It is sometimes an alternate way to say those words (e.g., "Are you going to the party?/Will you be going to the party?" mean the same thing). In present perfect tense we use "has/have been" (e.g., "I have been sick for the last three days"). We use "being" to show something still happening ("He is being very nice to his wife today because it is her birthday"). We don't have a continuous form of "is/are/was/were," so we using "being" to show this.

"To be" means to exist or occur. "Being" means to exist or occur over a continuous period. " Dinner is being cooked." means that at this moment in time, someone is cooking dinner. "He is being kind.". Means at this point in time, the man is doing something that's a kind act. "She was being childish." means that during some period in the past, she was acting like a child. "I hope I am being helpful to you." means I hope as you read this that my response is helping you to understand "being"!