The English verb 'rain' is pronounced as [reɪn].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb rain: Infinitive (rain), Past Simple - (rained), Past Participle - (rained).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb rain
👉 Forms of verb rain in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of rain.
Rain: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| rain [reɪn] |
rained [reɪnd] |
rained [reɪnd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb rain?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'rain'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'rain'
- the first form (V1) is 'rain' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'rained' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'rained' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of rain?
The past tense and past participle of rain are: rain in past simple is rained, and past participle is rained.
What is the past tense of rain?
The past tense of the verb "rain" is "rained", and the past participle is "rained".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — rain in past simple rained
(V2).
Future simple — rain in future simple is rain (will + V1).
Present Perfect — rain in present perfect tense is
rained
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — rain in past perfect tense is
rained
(had + V3).
rain regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'rain' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'rain' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb rain in Sentences
- It has not rained this year yet (Present Perfect)
- It had rained before the air felt fresh (Past Perfect)
- It's raining hard, take an umbrella (Present Continuous)
- It rained heavily last summer, don't you remember? (Past Simple)
- It never rains but it pours (a proverb) (Present Simple)
- It always rains this time of the year (Present Simple)
- It never rained so heavily (Past Simple)
- What do you think, will it rain tomorrow? (Future Simple)
- Look, it's raining in, probably there is a hole in the roof (Present Continuous)
- Bombs rained down on their small village (Past Simple)
