it was raining
Il pleuvait quand je suis monté dans le bus ce matin.
It was raining when I got on the bus this morning.
Il pleuvait aux alentours de Chicago.
It was raining around Chicago.
It was raining cats and dogs.
Il pleuvait après, mais pendant la cérémonie il faisait beau.
It rained afterwards, but the weather was nice during the ceremony.
Je suis resté à l'intérieur car il pleuvait.
I stayed inside because it was raining.
Hier il pleuvait, aujourd'hui il fait beau.
Yesterday it was raining; today the weather is nice.