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estava chovendo

it was raining

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phrase Uncommon #15,042
it was raining Past continuous form used to describe rain happening at a particular time in the past.
PO: Quando saí de casa, estava chovendo muito.
EN: When I left home, it was raining a lot.

Fui abrir a janela e vi que estava chovendo.

I went to open the window and saw that it was raining.

Estava chovendo o dia todo.

It was raining all day.

Estava chovendo naquela noite.

It was raining that night.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Estava chovendo tanto que nós decidimos visitá-lo outra hora.

It was raining so much that we decided to visit him another time.

Estava chovendo em Londres?

Was it raining in London?

Estava chovendo quando cheguei.

It was raining when I arrived.

Dois minutos atrás não estava chovendo.

It wasn't raining two minutes ago.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Estava chovendo ontem à noite.

It was raining last night.

Como estava chovendo, ficamos em casa.

Since it was raining, we stayed home.

Tom disse que estava chovendo.

Tom said it was raining.

Bem, estava chovendo e o cabelo dela estava encharcado.

Well, it was raining and her hair was soaked.

— Psicose (1960)

Estava chovendo naquele dia também.

It was raining that day too.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Estava chovendo!

It was raining!

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Estava chovendo forte em Nova York.

It was raining heavily in New York.

Estava chovendo quando eles chegaram.

It was raining when they arrived.

Estava chovendo ontem.

It was raining yesterday.

Estava chovendo naquele dia.

It was raining that day.

Estava chovendo.

It was raining.

— Tron: Ares (2025)

Estava chovendo muito lá fora.

It was raining heavily outside.

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Estava chovendo quando eu peguei o ônibus de manhã.

It was raining when I took the bus this morning.

Não estava chovendo.

It wasn't raining.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Estava chovendo e o jogo foi cancelado.

It was raining and the game was cancelled.

Estava chovendo quando chegamos.

It was raining when we arrived.