Question

CAn anyone explain for me when to use 'be' and 'been' and 'being' ??

Answer 1

All of these are different forms of the copular verb "be" (which roughly means to exist, to have a physical form, or to occupy space and time). According to Wikipedia, "to be" is the infinitive, "been" is the past participle, and "being" is the present participle... Ok, so that's not very useful. Here are some examples:

"Be" is (mostly) used for the future:
-"He will be one sorry sucker if he eats that." We're using the word "be" after a helper verb ("will") and talking about the future.
-"I want to be the very best - like no-one ever was!" In this sentence, we use the infinitive ("to be") after another verb ("want"). Note that this is kinda in the future tense (the speaker isn't "the best" right now, but maybe one day...). Technically, however, we say that the infinitive has no tense. Like so:
-"To be, or not to be, that is the question..." This famous question isn't really about the future, the present, or the past; it's about a general condition of something that just *is*. One could even ask "is it better to be a man who's rich and sad or poor and happy?"

"Been" is used for the past:
-"I have been to the other side, but I wish I John had been with me to see it. Maybe the fact that Joe has been there will convince John to come with me next time." These three examples show the past tense usage (everyone went to the "other side" in the past), and demonstrate that you *always* use some form of "have" ("have", "had", or "has") when using "been".

"Being" is used for the present continuous:
-"I'm being chased by zombies!" In this sentence, the speaker *currently* has a zombie problem. The chase is happening right now, and is still happening.
-"Her being absent all the time is starting to annoy me." Here, the verb "being" is used to in an ongoing issue; the lady may not be absent at the same second that the speaker is saying this, but the situation of her repeated absence is something that's continual and is ultimately happening in the present time. (We also call this particular usage a "gerund," but that's extra credit.)

Does this help? "Be" is an irregular verb, and can be a tricky part of learning English. Let me know if you have more questions about it!

Answer 2

yea awesome