-it rains o it's raining?-
- -it rains o it's raining?-
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In inglese, quando avviene qualcosa mentre si sta parlando, bisogna necessariamente utilizzare il presente progressivo: It's raining, piove (non It rains); It's snowing, nevica. Il presente semplice viene usato quando si tratta di un'azione abituale o di una generalizzazione: In England it rains more than in Italy, in Inghilterra piove più che in Italia.
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