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Shanks8532 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

It is raining tomorrow or It is going to rain tomorrow,

I am wondering if we can say "It is raining tomorrow " instead of "It is going to rain tomorrow".

I often say "It is raining tomorrow " but someone told me that was wrong.

I would be very pleased if someone can answer this question.

Thank you,

Yoshi

  

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present progressive forms - is verb ing and is going to verb (base form) are usually used to refer to something already planned With regard to rain, which is something far fetched, I prefer you say "It may rain tomorrow" . In case you are too sure of the rain you can say "It is going to rain tomorrow".

— Vsuresh

  • present progressive forms - is verb ing and is going to verb (base form) are usually used to refer to something already planned With regard to rain, which is something far fetched, I prefer you say "It may rain tomorrow" .
  • In case you are too sure of the rain you can say "It is going to rain tomorrow".
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present progressive forms - is verb ing and is going to verb (base form) are usually used to refer to something already planned

With regard to rain, which is something far fetched, I prefer you say "It may rain tomorrow" .

In case you are too sure of the rain you can say "It is going to rain tomorrow".
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Thank you very much for your reply.

So no one uses " It 's raining tomorrow" even when you are too sure that it will?
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It is going to rain tomorrow. This implies there is some indicationnow of rain tomorrow.

It is raining tomorrow. (??) Arrangements for rain have already been made. If is this possible you can use it.
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Thank you very much for your kind replies.

I completely understand it now!! Weather is uncontrollable.

Yoshi
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Yes I think so it is going to rain tomorrow
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AnonymousYes I think so it is going to rain tomorrow
Notice the cross-out.
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Two things I noticed in your question. One is, that it is raining tomorrow is something that used by native born speakers. Is signifies happening in the present. The statement of certainty would be it is going to rain tomorrow.
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Yoshi, it has nothing to do with the predictability of weather, rather it is going to mean something that's in the future.
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It is going to rain tomorrow future correct answer
It is raining tomorrow is wrong , this is present tense
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AnonymousIt is raining tomorrow is wrong , this is present tense
The present progressive is frequently used for things that have been arranged for the future. That sentence is incorrect because we cannot arrange for future rain, not because it is a present tense. Incidentally 'It is going to rain' is technically a present-tense construction.
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