(1) 作主語。如：

Being tired often makes me short-tempered. 我一累就容易發(fā)脾氣。

Being deaf and dumb makes communication very difficult. 又聾又啞很難與人交往。

(2) 作賓語。如：

I don't like being in the office all day. 我不喜歡整天呆在辦公室里。

You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以獨處而不感到寂寞。

(3) 作賓語補足語。如：

He said it to stop her being too proud. 他說這話是想要她不要太驕傲。

I'm sorry to see you being so sad about it. 看到你對這事這樣傷心，我很難過。

She complains of the room being too small for her. 她埋怨房間太小了。

(4) 作狀語。如：

Being anxious to please him, I bought him a nice present.
因為我想討好他，我給他買了一件好禮物。

Being unemployed, he hasn't got much money. 由于他沒有工作，他沒有多少錢。

(5) 用于獨立主格結構。如：

It being a holiday, all the shops were shut. 由于今天是假日，所有商店都關門了。

The weather being hot, we had to stay at home. 由于天氣炎熱，我們只好呆在家里。

There being no further business, l declare the meeting closed.
沒有再要討論的事了，我宣布散會。

Other things being equal, Alice would marry Jim.
如果其他條件都一樣的話，愛莉絲就會嫁給吉姆。

三、使用現在分詞being的兩點特別說明

1. 連系動詞being不用作定語

當being為連系動詞時，非謂語動詞結構being…可用作主語、賓語、賓語補足語、狀語等，但是不能用作定語。遇此情況，可考慮改用定語從句。如：

凡10點鐘以后仍在外面的人將被逮捕。

誤：Anyone being outside after ten o'clock will be arrested.

正：Anyone who is outside after ten o'clock will be arrested.

2. 助動詞being可以用作定語

當being為助動詞時，非謂語動詞結構being…可用作主語、賓語、賓語補足語、狀語等，也可用作定語。如：

The house being built is our new library. 正在建的房子是我們的新圖書館。

That picture of the children being talked to by the Prime Minister is wonderful.
那張小孩子們正在聆聽首相談話的照片照得非常好。