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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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It is raining and It has been raining - difference
0 What is the difference between these two exapmles?THis is my supposition 02 br
00 It is raining means that at the moment is raining and It has been raining that it has just stopped or it must have something after 'it has been rainin' for example about 3 hours and then we write it has been raining. Is it true my supposition ? 0-
00 It is raining means that at the moment is raining and It has been raining that it has just stopped or it must have something after 'it has been rainin' for example about 3 hours and then we write it has been raining. Is it true my supposition ? 0-
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0 Hi 02 br 00 You say 'it's raining' to describe a present situation: it is raining now. 02 br 00 if you use 'it has been raining', you should give a period of time after: it has been raining for 2 hours. It means it is still raining and it started raining 2 hours ago.
- 0 Hi 02 br 00 You say 'it's raining' to describe a present situation: it is raining now.
- 02 br 00 if you use 'it has been raining', you should give a period of time after: it has been raining for 2 hours.
- It means it is still raining and it started raining 2 hours ago.
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0 Hi 02 br
00 You say 'it's raining' to describe a present situation: it is raining now. 02 br
00 if you use 'it has been raining', you should give a period of time after: it has been raining for 2 hours. It means it is still raining and it started raining 2 hours ago. 0-
00 You say 'it's raining' to describe a present situation: it is raining now. 02 br
00 if you use 'it has been raining', you should give a period of time after: it has been raining for 2 hours. It means it is still raining and it started raining 2 hours ago. 0-
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0 Amandine is correct, but it isn't limited to this. One could say "It has been raining, but now it's sunny" - meaning recently it's rained, but it stopped and is now sunny. A time period isn't necessary, and it doesn't necessarily mean that it's still raining. 0-
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0 if the period is not necessary what's the difference then ? And what's the name of this form - has been raining and when we use such a form ? 0-
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0 If I could look out of the window and see rain coming down I could turn to my friend and say 'It is raining.' (it is raining now) 02 br
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00 If I look out of the window and see no rain, but can see that everything is wet, puddles on the ground, damp pavement, I could turn to my friend and say 'It has been raining.' (it rained in the past). 02 br
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00 If I look out of the window and see no rain, but can see that everything is wet, puddles on the ground, damp pavement, I could turn to my friend and say 'It has been raining.' (it rained in the past). 02 br
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It is raining heavily all through this week
a ) has rained
b) rained
c) rains
d) no improvement
which one is correct ?
a ) has rained
b) rained
c) rains
d) no improvement
which one is correct ?
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Fill in the blanks ( present tense only)
It ....... Raining all day.
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It is raining - present continuous tens. Something that happening right at that moment.
It has been raining - present perfect continues tens. Something that happened in the near past and still continues.
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