“It is raining last night.”
Is this correct English ? My Japanese girl friend thinks this is correct English. I need some help !
2006-12-24 01:40:38 · 18 answers · asked by ron s 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Why did you have to state her race. Is it that important? Anyway that is incorrect. The corrected version is "It was raining last night."
2006-12-24 02:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Lying from you 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...The proper form of this sentence is
It rained last night.
If you say it is raining, it means the rain is still in progress. But you are speaking about a night or evening that has already passed. Therefore Past Tense should be used.
2006-12-24 01:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by teacupn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her sentence is not correct.
"It rained last night" or "It was raining last night." - those 2 are correct. You could add more by saying, "It looks like it was raining last night, because the street is wet. And the cars are wet, also."
Keep trying - English is difficult because the rules change many times.
EDIT: "Danial Garcia's" web site above is rude, and "Dana Brown" and "swingfromhips" above are also not telling you the truth. Ignore their answers. They all drown kittens and giggle while they do it.
2006-12-24 01:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is, means here and now. The present. As last night was in the past, you say rained, not raining. You can also say it was raining last night, because 'was' means it isn't now.
2006-12-24 01:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by cheeky_pink_star 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It rained last night, or it was raining last night would be correct.
2006-12-24 01:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by Brian W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It rained last night." is correct. Never listen to a japanese GF and check out the link below!
2006-12-24 01:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did it rain last night?
2006-12-24 01:52:29 · answer #7 · answered by virginia r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it rained last night or it was raining last night.
Rained is past tense, the event already happened.
2006-12-24 01:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It was raining last night.
2006-12-24 01:43:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - The correct grammar is as follows:
It does raining last night oso too.
2006-12-24 01:47:00 · answer #10 · answered by swingfromhips 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋