2. Being Verb - Present Participle of “Be” (irregular and auxiliary) State of being – with adjective Ex: I am happy Auxiliary: This participle is used with the auxiliary verb “be” to create compound continuous tense of the verb “be.” (present and past continuous depending on the form of auxiliary used). Ex: You are being stubborn. You were being stubborn. Grammar Patterns
3. Being Verb - Present Participle of “Be” (irregular and auxiliary) State of being – with adjective Ex: I am happy Auxiliary: This participle is used with the auxiliary verb “be” to create compound continuous tense of the verb “be.” (present and past continuous depending on the form of auxiliary used). Ex: You are being stubborn. You were being stubborn. Collocations
4. Being Verb - Present Participle of “Be” (irregular and auxiliary) State of being – with adjective Ex: I am happy Auxiliary: This participle is used with the auxiliary verb “be” to create compound continuous tense of the verb “be.” (present and past continuous depending on the form of auxiliary used). Ex: You are being stubborn. You were being stubborn. Set Phrases
5. Being Verb - Present Participle of “Be” (irregular and auxiliary) State of being – with adjective Ex: I am happy Auxiliary: This participle is used with the auxiliary verb “be” to create compound continuous tense of the verb “be.” (present and past continuous depending on the form of auxiliary used). Ex: You are being stubborn. You were being stubborn. Examples
6. Being Verb - Past Participle of “Be” (irregular and auxiliary) State of being – with adjective Ex: I am happy Auxiliary: Used with the verb “have” to create compound perfect tenses of the verb “be.” (present and past perfect). Ex: I have been waiting. I had been waiting but decided to leave. Exercises (link to Quia)
