Being is used in passive structures after is, am, are, was, were. It is also used to connect two clauses when both clauses have the same subject.
Been is used after has, have or had to make perfect and perfect continuous tense forms.
Fill in the blanks with been or being.
1This has ............... going on for a while.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect continuous form.
2Where have you ............... all this while?
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Use "been" after "have" to ask about someone's location or experience up to now.
3The walls are ............... painted.
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Use "being" after "are" in the present continuous passive.
4I felt that I was ............... watched.
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Use "being" after "was" in the past continuous passive.
5She has ............... working here for six years.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect continuous form.
6............... the only applicant, he got the job.
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Use "Being" to introduce a reason in a participle clause.
7You have always ............... a great help.
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Use "been" after "have" to form the present perfect of "be".
8The document is ............... drafted now.
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Use "being" after "is" in the present continuous passive.
9The suspect is ............... interrogated.
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Use "being" after "is" in the present continuous passive.
10The suspect has ............... interrogated.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect passive.
11The child has ............... missing since yesterday.
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Use "been" after "has" to describe a state continuing until now.
12She loves ............... looked at.
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Use "being" after "loves" because the verb needs a gerund form.
Answers
- This has been going on for a while.
- Where have you been all this while?
- The walls are being painted.
- I felt that I was being watched.
- She has been working here for six years.
- Being the only applicant, he got the job.
- You have always been a great help.
- The document is being drafted now.
- The suspect is being interrogated.
- The suspect has been interrogated.
- The child has been missing since yesterday.
- She loves being looked at.
