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  2. Dec 14, 2022 · When conjugated for different subjects or tenses, the verb to be can become am, are, is, was, or were. It’s also written differently in certain verb tenses: The present participle of to be is being. The past participle is been, and the bare infinitive form is be.

  3. "Been" is the past participle. As a past participle, "been" is mostly used as an auxiliary verb. The cows have been milked. (As before, the meaning comes from the verb "to milk." The verbs "have" and "been" are both auxiliary verbs.) When "been" is not an auxiliary verb, it has a meaning like "existed in a state of." You have been naughty.

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    I have beenbusy.
    Terry has beingtaking the stores to the shelter.

    "Been" is a Past Participle 1. The dog has beennaughty. 2. More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth. (Author Napoleon Hill) 1. The dog is beingnaughty. 2. More gold is being mined from the thoughts of men than is beingtaken from the earth.

    I'm not an animal. I'm a human being. (The Elephant Man)
    A strange beingappeared at the door of the space ship.
    Do you like beingso ignorant?
    The accident was caused by his beingso clumsy.
    I live in terror of not being misunderstood. (Playwright Oscar Wilde)
    Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. (Mother Teresa)
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  4. Correct: I was at the party last night. Tip: "Was" is for singular subjects (except "you"), and "were" is for plural and "you." Using "Been" Without an Auxiliary Verb: Incorrect: I been to Canada/ˈkæn.ə.də/ last year. Correct: I have been to Canada.

  5. Conjugate the English verb be: indicative, past tense, participle, present perfect, gerund, conjugation models and irregular verbs. Translate be in context, with examples of use and definition.

  6. Instead of using the infinitive form for the present tense and one word for each of the standard four forms (infinitive, past tense, past participle, present participle), the verb to be uses three words to express present tense and two words to express past tense.

  7. You cannot use 'being' in the second sentence either. 'Locked' here has a passive meaning, so a past participle is needed, not a present participle, which would have an active meaning. You can read more about participles and their uses on this page. Peter. The LearnEnglish Team

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