Being and Been - the difference

Being and Been Some writers occasionally confuse the words 'being' and 'been'. As a rule, the word 'been' is always used after 'have' (in any form; e.g. has, had, will have); whereas, 'being' is never used after 'have'.  'Being' is used after 'to be' (in any form; e.g., is, was, were). Examples:  I have been busy.   Terry has being taking the stores to the shelter.  ('being' cannot follow 'has' or 'have') Being as a Noun The word 'being' can also be a noun. Examples:  A human being  Being as a Gerund The word 'being' can also be a gerund (which is a type of noun). Examples:  Do you like being so ignorant?   The accident was caused by his being so clumsy.   I live in terror of not being misunderstood.