He has been being.

[tufguy]

He has been involved in a lot of scams.

He has been involved in a lot of scams for a long time.

He has been being involved in a lot of scams.

He has been being involved in a lot of scams for a long time.


Could you please tell me what is the difference in meaning of these sentences?

 

[tufguy]

Only the first two are correct.

What about "It has been being"? "The building has been being built for the last two years" is this sentence correct?

 

[Rover_KE]

We generally don't use 'has been being'. It's an ugly structure which is easily avoidable.

'The building has been under construction for the last two years.'

 

[emsr2d2]

It can be used in something like "He has been being blackmailed for over a year".

 

[Tdol]

You could get round the ugliness by using been getting blackmailed.

 

[emsr2d2]

If I were desperate to avoid "He has been being ...", that's probably the only alternative I could come up with but I wouldn't use it. I have no issue with "has been being".