Been is the past participle of be. It is used to make perfect continuous tenses. Being is the present participle of be. It is used in the future continuous tense and the passive forms of other continuous tenses.
Fill in the blanks with be, been or being.
1It is 11 o'clock. She will ............... working now.
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Use "be" after the modal "will" before an -ing form.
2Have you ever ............... to the US?
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Use "been" after "have" in the present perfect.
3Where have you ............... all this while?
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Use "been" after "have" to ask about someone's location or activity up to now.
4What have you ............... doing in my room?
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Use "been" after "have" in the present perfect continuous.
5............... the only applicant, she got the job.
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Use "Being" to start a participle clause meaning "because she was".
6There have ............... several complaints against him.
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Use "been" after "have" in the present perfect structure "there have been".
7This has ............... going on for a while.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect continuous.
8You have always ............... a great help.
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Use "been" after "have" before a noun phrase in the present perfect.
9The walls are ............... painted.
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Use "being" with "are" to form the present continuous passive.
10The roof is ............... fixed.
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Use "being" with "is" to form the present continuous passive.
11He has always ............... a victim of his circumstances.
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Use "been" after "has" before a noun phrase in the present perfect.
12The question is ............... discussed.
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Use "being" with "is" to form the present continuous passive.
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- It is 11 o’clock. She will be working now.
- Have you ever been to the US?
- Where have you been all this while?
- What have you been doing in my room?
- Being the only applicant, she got the job.
- There have been several complaints against him.
- This has been going on for a while.
- You have always been a great help.
- The walls are being painted.
- The roof is being fixed.
- He has always been a victim of his circumstances.
- The question is being discussed.