“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 01:53:49 · 12 answers · asked by ron s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's as correct as "My brother is the only child" or "I burned my finger tomorrow".
2006-12-24 07:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, It was raining last night is correct English.
FYI: It or it's means that something is happening right now. Was means it did happen but in the past. Going to means its happening in the future.
2006-12-24 01:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by xoxoDewtYxoxo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That should be "It was raining last night." Was is the past tense of is. You would use the past tense because you are talking about something that happened in the past (last night). If you looked out your window and rain was falling, you could say "It is raining."
2006-12-24 01:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by senlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is incorrect, your friend has committed a tense error. "It's" is the contraction of "it is", which is present tense. "Last night" is in the past. The correct statement would be "It was raining last night" or "It's raining right now".
2006-12-24 03:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is raining OR it rained last night
"It is" is a present tense, "last night" is a past condition
2006-12-24 02:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, "that's raining final night" isn't maximum suitable grammer. If it replaced into final night, then she is conversing approximately something it relatively is previous-demanding. once you have a tendency to apply the be conscious 'it', that's used in latest-time. in case you're conversing approximately something previous-demanding, then the main suitable be conscious is 'replaced into'. "It replaced into raining final night". basically like if it have been raining acceptable this very 2d, i could say "that's raining" or "that's raining acceptable now." yet confident, she replaced into incorrect. No that isn't maximum suitable english. maximum suitable English - "It replaced into raining final night." desire this helped!
2016-10-05 23:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by banowski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"it was raining last night" is the correct sentence.
2006-12-24 02:01:18 · answer #7 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The contraction for "it was" is " 'twas", except the word is considered archaic. About the only time you'll hear it anymore is this time of year, when someone starts reciting that Christmas poem: " 'Twas the night before Christmas..."
2006-12-24 04:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It is" is present tense.......the correct way It was raining last night or It rained last night........those are past tense.
2006-12-24 01:57:42 · answer #9 · answered by Monte T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
"It rained last night."
2006-12-24 01:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋