The word being has several forms: am, is, was, were, be, being, been. In general the word is used to mean that something is currently in a particular state. For example, I might say that "You are being annoying" or that "It is raining outside. I will give some examples below of the different uses:
am (about oneself): I am at home. I am friendly. I am a person.
is: (about an object other than oneself): She is friendly. It is snowing outside. Pizza is a tasty food.
was: (past form of am and is). I was walking home. She was friendly but now she is mean.
were: (plural of was): They were walking to the store.
to be: (this is the non-conjugated form of the verb, it means to exist or to be in a certain state) To be good at archery, one must practice a lot. You should be good, and you will receive a treat.
being: (this indicates that something is in the on-going, present state of existing or having a given property) You are being silly. Being good at something takes work.
been (indicates that something has been ongoing in the past and up through the present): The stock prices have been plummeting for the past week. The Mets have really been on a bad streak lately.
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