Why can't "being" come after the verb "feel"?

Question

The question is completely edited.>*I felt being dragged by a beast.The word *being* cannot be used here, and that's for sure. It sounds wrong. What I am trying to find here is *why* it is wrong. Well, it seems possible to say "I felt dragged by beast". As you all know, dragged is a participle phrase. Past participle. So, why is it not possible to use present participle "being", if we are able to use the past participle here? What is the grammar rule that prevents it? I've read some of Tim Romano's comments below, but could not fully understand it. Is it different from other participle phrases? Any type of examples, sources, references, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

"Being" is the verb "to be," except it's assumed that "being" here is used in the progressive verb form or in the passive voice. It's an auxiliary verb ("be") and a suffix that would make it a main verb/continuous act ("-ing"). As a verb in progressive form, "being" can also function in the past progressive passive tense (e.g., "While my brother was being annoying, I wanted to go out and play..."), but "being" can only be preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb or used directly as a verb. "Felt" doesn't feel quite right before it because it isn't an auxiliary verb. That is why "felt being dragged" doesn't make sense grammatically (and why "I felt I was being dragged by a beast" does in this context).