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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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0what's the difference between having been and having being ? I want some simply explanation. Not just the rule of useage if it is possible050010id1
  

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0 having been : present participle/gerund of "have been". 02br 00having being : "existence" 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 having been : present participle/gerund of "have been".
  • 02br 00having being : "existence" 02br 02br 00paco 0-
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0 having been : present participle/gerund of "have been". 02br
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5000 Could one of you give me an example of "having being"?02br
00I can't think of any at the moment... 010id7
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0give me examples with sentences050010id1
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0Hello maxmouse. "Please" goes a long way in English! 05002br
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00"having been unable to understand the difference, maxmouse asked for examples" 02br
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00(He was unable to understand the difference) 02br
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00"Having being, we are able to see trees." 02br
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00(Because they exist, we can see
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0 "Having being"? 02br
00I've never seen that so far... 05000 Will someone explain me?010id9
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0 Having being - means past simple ! Is it true or false ? existed ? or not ? 0-
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0 "Having being" is not simple past, can't be... ! 02br
00Let's wait for a native's opinion, shall we? 0-
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0 No, it's not past simple. I think it is present continuous. It is not a construct which you are are likely to use. 02br
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00To have being means to exist. "Being" is a noun in this example, and not part of the verb "to be" 02br
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00From Webster 02br
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00Main Entry: 1be·ing 12br
10Pronunciation: 'bE
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0 Sorry! I noticed I made a mistake. I should have written "having being=existent", not "having being=existence". As Abbie told, the "having beeing" is an adjective derived from a participle construct, where "being" is a noun to mean "existence". 02br
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