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When can I use being instead of been? It's complicated for me to differentiate between been and being, when should I use being? and been? Thanks!

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'Being' is the gerund and present participle - it's like 'siendo' in Spanish. 'Been' is the past participle - it's like 'sido' in Spanish.
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They are both forms of the verb "be". " Being" is the present participle, and"been" is the past participle. Present participles are used: (a) to form progressive verb forms, such as "I am being" or "I should have been being" -- which don't really make much sense for the verb "be' in particular, because it already implies a continuity, but you can think of another verb like "talking", (b) again, not so much for "be" but for other verbs, to be used as an adjective (e.g. "talking parrot); and (c) in the case of "be" specifically, to form passive constructions (e.g. we are being watched). "Being" is also a gerund, which is a noun form of a verb, as in "being a leader is better than being a follower". ("Being" can also be a noun in its own right, as in "human being".) "Been" is a past participle and can be used (a) to form compound verb forms, such as "I have been there""; (b) to form passive constructions, as "it has been said"; and (c) not so much for the verb "be" as for others, e.g. "detect", to be used adjectivally, e.g."the detected radiation was high".
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will been is used at the past and it's The past participle of be like have been or has been or had been but being is used at Present Continuous not the past at all i wish you got it ex:- Have you ever been to Italy? ex:- the car is bieng used now
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Being is generally used to represent something that exists, such as a human being, or an inanimate being. Examples: I am a human being, not an alien. Strange beings live in the ocean. Been is the past participle of 'be'. Examples: I have been playing outside all day. How have you been since I last saw you? There have been many books written about World War II.

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