I knew it was going to rain vs I knew it is going to rain

The correct phrase is "I knew it was going to rain." The use of "was going to" is appropriate when referring to a past event or situation that was known beforehand. Using "is going to" would imply a present or future prediction, which does not match the context of knowing something in the past.

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I knew it was going to rain

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker had prior knowledge about the rain in the past. It indicates a past event or situation that was known beforehand.

Examples:

I knew it was going to rain, so I brought an umbrella.
She knew it was going to rain, but she forgot her raincoat.
They knew it was going to rain, so they postponed the picnic.
He knew it was going to rain, so he canceled the outdoor event.
We knew it was going to rain, so we decided to stay indoors.

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I knew it was going to be a good match.
I knew it was going to be a girl.
So, I knew it was going to be interesting.
I checked the weather in Cincinnati, I knew it was going to be humid.
Once promicin got out there, I knew it was going to change everything forever.
If I knew it was going to be this kind of an evening.
I knew it was going to come down to this half hour, on a cliff band at 28,300 feet.
And I knew it was going to be that way going into this.
I knew it was going to lead to disaster.
Plus, I saw that car coming. I knew it was going to hit you, and I saved you.
Big time. I knew it was going to be one of those nights because it was a full moon.
Billie wouldn't accept any of Frank's phone calls or answer his letters, so I knew it was going to take something big to get her back.
I was cool Joy when I knew it was going to end, but now that I care, I'm nervous and insecure.
Then I knew it was going to become something.
They said it was going to rain tonight.
We knew it was going to come down to this.
Soon as the ball left my hands, I knew it was going in.
He must have thought it was going to rain... until everybody in the whole world drowned.
But you came looking for us - you knew it was going to happen.
Brodic knew it was going to Maui, so he stashed his money inside of it.

I knew it is going to rain

This phrase is incorrect. It combines past tense ("knew") with present/future tense ("is going to"), creating a mismatch in the timeline.

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This one sings when it is going to rain.
Then you can tell me if it is going to rain on my wash day.
There is a little drought but they say it is going to rain this week, we'll see.
New products aside, there will be fat years and there will be lean years, but it is going to rain.
It is going to colegislate, it is going to agree, it is going to have to exercise that balance, which is so difficult at times, between security and freedom.
It is going to change the world for the better.
And it is going to get radical.
It is going to extend its legs out.
It is going to be impossible to maintain this sector.
It is going to close plants employing almost 30,000 workers.
None of it is going to happen anyway.
It is going to be a good show.
It is going to be very expensive.
It is going to deal with all the TSEs and that includes scrapie.
This deterioration of the situation does not look like it is going to improve.
This means, unfortunately, that it is going to be expensive or relatively expensive.
Obviously, it is going to have to be considered further when the Treaty is ratified.
It is going to very difficult for us to justify our position.
And it is going to be... fantastic.
It is going to require some drastic recalibration to account for any future ionospheric activity.

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I knew it was going to rain vs I knew it is going to rain