Past tense of rain
regular verb
The past tense of rain is rained. The past participle is also rained.
Forms of rain
| Base form (V1) | rain /ɹeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rained /ɹeɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | rained /ɹeɪnd/ |
| Present participle | raining /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rains /ɹeɪnz/ |
Rained in a sentence
- Tears rained from her eyes.
- Leaves rained from the tree.
- If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.From the entry must
- It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!From the entry fix
- I need never have packed my set of sunglasses - it rained all day every day.From the entry need
Meaning of rain
- noun Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- noun Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- noun An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
Questions about the past tense of rain
- What is the past tense of rain?
- The past tense of rain is rained.
- What is the past participle of rain?
- The past participle of rain is rained.
- Is rain a regular or irregular verb?
- Rain is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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