Auxiliary Verb 'Being'
AUXILIARY VERB 'BEING'
Uses of Auxiliary Verb "BEING"
'Being' is the continuous form of the verb 'be'. It is used to talk about actions and behavior happening now, or was happening before, in a continual manner"
'Being' is used after: am, is, are (present continuous tense) was & were (past continuous tense).
Uses of - "BEING" (Present/Past continuous tense)
In a present or past continuous tense, 'being' says that it is happening now, or was happening before, in a continual manner.
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• I am being patient.
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• He is being nice.
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• The house is being decorated.
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• New question paper is being written by the professor.
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• You are being good.
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• He was being polite.
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• I was being chased.
- • She was being bad.
- • They were being observed.
- • Prisoners were being taken to Central jail.
Always use 'being' after prepositions:
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• He got an award for being the best salesman in the company.
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• The best part of being a leader is interacting with the people.
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• I was in the hospital for a month after being in a car accident.
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• That’s the problem with being late all the time – people stop trusting you.
Types of Auxiliary Verbs
(1) Auxiliary–cum–verbs.
"Auxiliary-cum-verbs" are :
These 11 auxiliaries are also used as verbs, therefore, they are called Auxiliary–cum–verbs. These are used to form Tenses. ( Please refer Tense Table).
(2) Pure Auxiliary verbs..
"Pure Auxiliary verbs" are :
These 20 auxiliaries only support normal verbs, therefore, they are called Pure Auxiliary Verbs. They are also called Models or Model Auxiliary Verbs.
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