Being or been

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Hi teacherscan you tell me the difference between the following two sentences1. Being so late2. Been so lateThanks in advance.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,
These are just phrases, ie parts of a sentence.

There's nothing wrong with these words, as long as you use them correctly in a sentence.

Would you like to try to write a couple of sentences that we can then comment on?

Best wishes, Clive

Jack_back · Answer

1. My work is been done.
My work is being done.

2. There's nothing been wrong.
There's nothing being wrong.

3. He always been very anxious.
He always being very anxious.

What's the difference been or being have in these sentences.

Clive · Answer

Hi,
1. My work is been done. Not a valid tense.
My work is being done.

2. There's nothing been wrong. No, say 'Nothing has been wrong'. (Not a colloquial thing to say)
There's nothing being wrong. What are you trying to say? ie What do you mean?

3. He has always been very anxious.
He is always being very anxious.

What's the difference been or being have in these sentences.

Let me ask you this. Do you know the meaning of these two sentences, and the difference between them?
The dinner is being cooked by Mary.
The dinner has been cooked by Mary.

Best wishes, Clive

Jack_back · Answer

The dinner is being cooked by Mary.
The dinner has been cooked by Mary.
The first sentence is present passive, and the second sentence is present perfect passive. Been is a past participle and can be used as a noun or adjective. so what's wrong in saying been done

Alda1119 · Answer

I agree that participles can function as adjectives but I don't remember participles function as nouns. Is it possible?

Turnerlang · Answer

No problem with saying "been done".
I think you're confusing...
My work's been done = my work has been done. It's finished. Someone did it.
My work's being done = my work is being done. Someone is doing it right now.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

The dinner is being cooked by Mary.
The dinner has been cooked by Mary.
The first sentence is present passive, and the second sentence is present perfect passive. OK. I assume you understand the difference in meaning?

Been is a past participle and can be used as a noun or adjective. so what's wrong in saying been done

Do you mean, for example, The dinner is been cooked by Mary? or The work is been done by Tom? These are invalid grammar.

Is there some other way you want to use this phrase? How would you use it as a noun, for example?

Best wishes, Clive

Jack_back · Answer

I heard so many time people saying
it's been nice to talk to you.
or
it's been nice be with you.

are these sentences wrong?

CalifJim · Answer

Jack_back~~can~~ Can you tell me the difference between the following two sentences?

1. Being so late
2. Been so late

They aren't sentences, as mentioned above.
Some ways to use being
1. Put a form of be in front of it (am being, is being, are being, was being, were being). Add an adjective or noun. This indicates "behaving" a certain way or "acting like" a certain kind of person.

The children are being good today, for a change! (The children are behaving well. They are not getting into trouble!)
Henry was being a jerk, and Lucy was very annoyed about it. (Henry was acting like a jerk. He was behaving badly.)

2. Put a form of be in front of it and a past participle after it. This forms the passive progressive. It indicates activity in progress.
A new school is being built in our town. It will be completed in January.

We couldn't go into the bedrooms because the carpets were being cleaned.
Some ways to use been
1. Put a form of have in front of it (has been, have been, had been). This forms the present perfect of be. Add an adjective or noun.
Ed and Joe have been ill for several months.
Robert has been a doctor for many years.
2. Put a form of have in front of it and a present participle ( -ing) after it. This forms the perfect progressive.
I am upset because people have been throwing garbage in the street in front of my house.
If Kate had been paying attention, she would not have had the accident.
3. Put a form of have in front of it and a past participle after it. This forms the perfect passive.
The thieves had been seen three times in the same area.
The car has been washed. It looks beautiful!
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So typically being needs am, is, are, was, or were in front of it, and been needs has, have, or had in front of it. It is rare for being or been to be used alone.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Great!

Now for instance how should you say it:

1. it feels very good being done with it or
2. it feels very good been done with it?

Thanks,
CR

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