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Last week I had a test and there was a confusing question: we had to put the bare verb in the brackets into the correct forms and that question was:
""When I woke up last night, it .... (rain) heavily."
I filled in the gap with "had rained" but the correct answer was "was raining". Can anyone explain why I was wrong? Thank you!
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Last week I had a test and there was a confusing question: we had to put the bare verb in the brackets into the correct forms and that question was:
""When I woke up last night, it .... (rain) heavily."
I filled in the gap with "had rained" but the correct answer was "was raining". Can anyone explain why I was wrong? Thank you!
grammar
asked 2 hours ago
Kate NgKate Ng
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Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Last week I had a test and there was a confusing question: we had to put the bare verb in the brackets into the correct forms and that question was:
""When I woke up last night, it .... (rain) heavily."
I filled in the gap with "had rained" but the correct answer was "was raining". Can anyone explain why I was wrong? Thank you!
grammar
asked 2 hours ago
Kate NgKate Ng
62
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Kate Ng is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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Last week I had a test and there was a confusing question: we had to put the bare verb in the brackets into the correct forms and that question was:
""When I woke up last night, it .... (rain) heavily."
I filled in the gap with "had rained" but the correct answer was "was raining". Can anyone explain why I was wrong? Thank you!
grammar
grammar
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Kate NgKate Ng
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Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
1
Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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When I woke up last night, it was raining heavily.
This means that it was still raining (drip, drip, drip) when you woke up. You could hear the rainfall outside the window.
When I woke up last night, it had rained heavily.
This means that it rained for some time, and then it stopped, and it wasn't raining for some time, and then you woke up.
Neither answer is incorrect, even though the second one sounds a bit awkward without a suitable context.
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
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The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it ________ heavily. (rain)
a. was raining
b. rained
c. had rained
Grammatically speaking, I think all three are possible.
a. means that it had started raining before I woke up, and it continued raining after I woke up.
b. could mean the same as a., but it would normally mean that it started raining right after I woke up.
c. means that it had started and stopped raining before I woke up. Without further context, though, c. could sound weird because normally you wouldn't know whether it had rained heavily or not since it had only rained while you were sleeping.
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
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When I woke up last night, it was raining heavily.
This means that it was still raining (drip, drip, drip) when you woke up. You could hear the rainfall outside the window.
When I woke up last night, it had rained heavily.
This means that it rained for some time, and then it stopped, and it wasn't raining for some time, and then you woke up.
Neither answer is incorrect, even though the second one sounds a bit awkward without a suitable context.
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
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The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
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Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it was raining heavily.
This means that it was still raining (drip, drip, drip) when you woke up. You could hear the rainfall outside the window.
When I woke up last night, it had rained heavily.
This means that it rained for some time, and then it stopped, and it wasn't raining for some time, and then you woke up.
Neither answer is incorrect, even though the second one sounds a bit awkward without a suitable context.
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
1
The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it was raining heavily.
This means that it was still raining (drip, drip, drip) when you woke up. You could hear the rainfall outside the window.
When I woke up last night, it had rained heavily.
This means that it rained for some time, and then it stopped, and it wasn't raining for some time, and then you woke up.
Neither answer is incorrect, even though the second one sounds a bit awkward without a suitable context.
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
When I woke up last night, it was raining heavily.
This means that it was still raining (drip, drip, drip) when you woke up. You could hear the rainfall outside the window.
When I woke up last night, it had rained heavily.
This means that it rained for some time, and then it stopped, and it wasn't raining for some time, and then you woke up.
Neither answer is incorrect, even though the second one sounds a bit awkward without a suitable context.
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
14.6k53782
answered 1 hour ago
RickyRicky
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14.6k53782
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The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
1
1
The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
The second would seem more normal if it continued "... and the streets were still wet", for instance.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
1
1
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Thank you guys for your help!
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it ________ heavily. (rain)
a. was raining
b. rained
c. had rained
Grammatically speaking, I think all three are possible.
a. means that it had started raining before I woke up, and it continued raining after I woke up.
b. could mean the same as a., but it would normally mean that it started raining right after I woke up.
c. means that it had started and stopped raining before I woke up. Without further context, though, c. could sound weird because normally you wouldn't know whether it had rained heavily or not since it had only rained while you were sleeping.
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it ________ heavily. (rain)
a. was raining
b. rained
c. had rained
Grammatically speaking, I think all three are possible.
a. means that it had started raining before I woke up, and it continued raining after I woke up.
b. could mean the same as a., but it would normally mean that it started raining right after I woke up.
c. means that it had started and stopped raining before I woke up. Without further context, though, c. could sound weird because normally you wouldn't know whether it had rained heavily or not since it had only rained while you were sleeping.
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
add a comment |
When I woke up last night, it ________ heavily. (rain)
a. was raining
b. rained
c. had rained
Grammatically speaking, I think all three are possible.
a. means that it had started raining before I woke up, and it continued raining after I woke up.
b. could mean the same as a., but it would normally mean that it started raining right after I woke up.
c. means that it had started and stopped raining before I woke up. Without further context, though, c. could sound weird because normally you wouldn't know whether it had rained heavily or not since it had only rained while you were sleeping.
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
When I woke up last night, it ________ heavily. (rain)
a. was raining
b. rained
c. had rained
Grammatically speaking, I think all three are possible.
a. means that it had started raining before I woke up, and it continued raining after I woke up.
b. could mean the same as a., but it would normally mean that it started raining right after I woke up.
c. means that it had started and stopped raining before I woke up. Without further context, though, c. could sound weird because normally you wouldn't know whether it had rained heavily or not since it had only rained while you were sleeping.
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
answered 1 hour ago
listenevalisteneva
1611112
1611112
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
add a comment |
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
Wow what a detailed answer! Thank you so much!
– Kate Ng
28 mins ago
add a comment |
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Your answer was not incorrect.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Thanks for your answer! By the way, I think that the question did not give us enough infomation about the action "woke up" and was quite ambiguous, so both of the answers are acceptable. Am I right?
– Kate Ng
1 hour ago
Yes, it was ambiguous.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago