<h1>Use of being</h1>

Use of being

Being is the present participle of the verb to be.
One sophisticated way to use being when we are designing our compositions, to increase the grammatical variety of our text is the use of “being” with a preposition preceding. As for example:

Preposition +”being”+ verb in past participle: “from being designed”

Denote that we will use “being” through this structure in a formal style. Therefore, we will use it on serious articles, specialised reports, research studies, legal document drafting etc…

“Being” can replace as much “(he/she) is, (he/she) was” as” (he/she) has been” (in some occasions).

She is so tired she can’t go for a walk with her husband.

Being so tired she can’t go for a walk with her husband.

He was so tired he couldn’t go for a walk with his wife.

Being so tired, he couldn’t go for a walk with his wife.

We can also apply it when the verb is in the passive form:

We were informed that the train would be delayed, so we made other plans.

Being informed that the train would be delayed, we made other plans.

And finally, as we indicated at the beginning of this explanation we may use –ing form after a preposition:

After/on being informed that the train would be delayed, we made other plans.

Other examples to get used to “being” use:

The car has a smart look from being painted in the garage.

The bidder retired the offer without being told to.

The engine will soon be damaged from being neglected for far too long.

John decided to take on a lawyer after being interrogated by the police.