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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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It rained/was raining two hours ago, but now it has stopped.

Which is correct, rained or was raining?

  

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was raining When you use the simple past, it means the rain stopped at some time in the past, so you would not need to say it.

  • was raining When you use the simple past, it means the rain stopped at some time in the past, so you would not need to say it.
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was raining

When you use the simple past, it means the rain stopped at some time in the past, so you would not need to say it.

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