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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

About time

The rain has started at...
The rain started at...

Which tense is right, if I'm talking about rain which started at 5 o'clock and continues to fall?
  

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Anonymous Which tense is right, if I'm talking about rain which started at 5 o'clock and continues to fall? You are confusing grammar with reality. The verb is 'start', which is a point-action verb: 'starting' cannot continue.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Which tense is right, if I'm talking about rain which started at 5 o'clock and continues to fall?
  • You are confusing grammar with reality.
  • The verb is 'start', which is a point-action verb: 'starting' cannot continue.
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AnonymousWhich tense is right, if I'm talking about rain which started at 5 o'clock and continues to fall?
You are confusing grammar with reality. The verb is 'start', which is a point-action verb: 'starting' cannot continue.

Whether it has continued falling or not, 'the rain started at 5:00.'
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Now I understand. Thank you.
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