7.1   Definition

        Be is the base form of the verb “be”

        Being is the present participle of the verb “be”

        Been is the past participle of the verb “be”

7.2   Uses of Be, Being, Been

   7.2.1   Uses of Be

         7.2.1.1   As the base form of the verb “be,” after a helping / auxiliary verb

         7.2.1.2   As the passive auxiliary or the progressive auxiliary in the future tense

         7.2.1.3   As the base form of the infinitive

         7.2.1.4   As the imperative form

   7.2.2   Uses of Being

         7.2.2.1   Being is always used after “be,” never after “have”

         7.2.2.2   Being is used to form the present continuous tense, the past continuous tense, and the future
                       continuous tense in active voice

         7.2.2.3   As the passive auxiliary verb, in continuous tense

         7.2.2.4   As a gerund

         7.2.2.5   As a noun

         7.2.2.6   Used to introduce the participle clause in a sentence. The participle clause in a sentence is
                       generally employed to explain the main clause. However, “being” in the participle clause is often
                       hidden, and the sentence can be written without the word “being.”

   7.2.3   Uses of Been

         7.2.3.1   Been is always used after “have,” which is its helping verb

         7.2.3.2   Been is used to form the present perfect and past perfect tenses

         7.2.3.3   Been is used to form the passive voice in perfect tenses

   7.2.4   Being and Been cannot be used as adjectives by themselves

   7.2.5   Being as part of a participial phrase can be used as adjective modifying a noun or a pronoun, but been
              cannot

7.3   Basic tenses with the verb “be”