Hannaku
I wanna know when we can use 'being'
Sep 11, 2018 1:11 PM
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Hanna

Please use "want to" ... NOT wanna. "wanna' is how we write the sound of a native English speaker saying "want to" very quickly - it's only a sound, not a verb.

The explanation of when to use "being" is not a simple answer.

You can find many good explanations here:    

https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=vMCXW4f3EqyYjwSqn5KICg&q=when+to+use+the+word+being&oq=when+to+use+being&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i7i30k1l10.1302.7891.0.15238.17.17.0.0.0.0.212.2410.2j12j2.16.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..4.13.2114...0j0i131k1j0i8i30k1j0i13k1j0i8i7i30k1.0.zJwHuMx3vB8

September 11, 2018
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1) Being + adjective is used to talk about actions and behavior. Why are you being so silly?

2) Being + past participle  Being can be followed by a past participle. This structure is used in the passive forms of present and past continuous tenses.

Mother is cooking dinner. (Active) Dinner is being cooked by mother. (Passive)

3)  Being in participle clauses

Instead of a because /as / since clause, we sometimes use an adverbial participle clause with being. This structure is mainly used in a formal or literary style.

Being late, he couldn’t watch the show. (= Because he is late, he couldn’t watch the show.)

September 11, 2018
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I would be tempted to place this at the start of a sentence to set a condition/state: Being so sick she did not want to imagine work next week. Being already 30 minutes late for work he decided not to shave. Being in a dark, out of the way corner, it was very unlikely that anyone would even see it. That being true, how did they know?
September 11, 2018
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Thanks so much for your words 
September 11, 2018
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The word "being" is the present participle form of the verb "be."  Usually, "being" is used after a form of "be" (is, am, are, was were).

He is being stubborn.  Who is being stubborn?  I was being helpful.

September 11, 2018