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Default To be + verb+ing/verb3 or Being + past form of the verb

Where do we use "to be + verb+ing/verb3" or "being + past form of the verb" ? Like "to be enjoying" ,"to be enjoyed" ,"being enjoyed"?

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Get to this site whenever you want examples: Online corpora: 100-360 million words each
It's worth taking the time to get to know. I have enclosed a couple of screenshots with loads of examples.
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