Question

kercise 1
Il in the blanks using the Simple Past or the Past Continuous tense of the words given
1. It ......
(rain) heavily all night.​

Answer 1

was raining... past continuous tense

Answer 2

Explanation:

Here, 'rains' in simple present tense is correct and 'rain' is incorrect because in general, the word "rains" refers to multiple showers, while "rain" can be one or more showers. Here, we are talking about 'rains all year round'. 

'Is raining' in present continuous tense is incorrect because it is used to indicate an action that is happening as we speak. Example: It is raining heavily here.

'Was raining' in past continuous tense is incorrect because it is used to indicate an incomplete action of the past. Example: It was raining yesterday night.