how to use "Being'

[MizR]

hello dear ,
how are you doing ?

im Reema
I've a question about the word "being" -- Being poor man, doesn't mean the end of the world.

in the example above ,
- how can i use this word correctly
-and what's the difference between "to be " and "being'

thank a bunch !

[emsr2d2]

Hello dear ,
How are you doing?

im I'm Reema.
I've a question about the word "being" --

Being a poor man, doesn't mean isn't the end of the world.

In the example above,
- How can I use this word correctly?
- and What's the difference between "to be" and "being"?

Thanks a bunch !

Your example sentence is fine (with my amendments).
The basic difference between "to be" and "being" is simply that one is the infinitive and the other is not! You may need to ask more specific questions.

[TheParser]

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NOT A TEACHER


TO BE: am/is/are/was/were/been/being.

I am not a teacher.

Your country is nice.

You are a good student.

It was hot yesterday.

The students were noisy yesterday.

Have you ever been to Cairo?/ I have been sick for one week.

Being a poor person does not mean the end of the world = The fact that a person is poor does not mean the end of all hope. / Being poor, I could not buy that car. = Because I am poor, I could not buy that car.

Tomorrow will be a very sunny day.

Tom wants to be a teacher.

[MizR]

Your example sentence is fine (with my amendments).
The basic difference between "to be" and "being" is simply that one is the infinitive and the other is not! You may need to ask more specific questions.

Thanks a lot for your correction, but I've a question why do you delete "dear"?

"to be" and "being"
How can I use them ? Do they have the same meaning ?

I really appreciate your effort.

[MizR]

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NOT A TEACHER


TO BE: am/is/are/was/were/been/being.

I am not a teacher.

Your country is nice.

You are a good student.

It was hot yesterday.

The students were noisy yesterday.

Have you ever been to Cairo?/ I have been sick for one week.

Being a poor person does not mean the end of the world = The fact that a person is poor does not mean the end of all hope. / Being poor, I could not buy that car. = Because I am poor, I could not buy that car.

Tomorrow will be a very sunny day.

Tom wants to be a teacher.

Thank you so much.
So , I can guess that "being" is a status of someone/something .
Am I right ?

[emsr2d2]

Thanks a lot for your correction, but I've a question why do you delete "dear"?

You can start your post with "Dear teachers" or something similar, or start it with "Hello", but when you say "Hello, dear", "dear" is a term of endearment and it's similar to starting it with "Hello darling"!

[TheParser]

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Thank you so much.
So , I can guess that "being" is a status of someone/something .
Am I right ?

NOT A TEACHER

(1) Thank you for your kind note.

(2) I do not know the answer to your question.

(3) I shall leave it to one of our excellent teachers to answer it.

[MizR]

You can start your post with "Dear teachers" or something similar, or start it with "Hello", but when you say "Hello, dear", "dear" is a term of endearment and it's similar to starting it with "Hello darling"!

I got it now .

Thank you teacher

[MizR]

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NOT A TEACHER

(1) Thank you for your kind note.

(2) I do not know the answer to your question.

(3) I shall leave it to one of our excellent teachers to answer it.

TheParser , thank you too
You are helping me

[TheParser]

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Thank you so much.
So , I can guess that "being" is a status of someone/something .
Am I right ?

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I have been thinking about your question, and I think that you may be correct when you say that "being" is something like "status."

(2) Let's see:

(a) Being poor does not mean the end of the world. = Having the status of a poor

person does not mean the end of the world.

(b) Being poor, I cannot buy it. = Because I have the status of a poor person, I cannot

buy it.

(c) The teacher being absent today, there was no class. = Because the teacher had

the status of a person who did not come to school, there was no class.

(d) Tom: Give me some of your candy.

Mona: No!

Tom: Why are you being so selfish today? = Why are you having the status of a selfish person today?