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I woke up and found it was raining vs I woke up and found it raining

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning, but the first phrase includes the pronoun 'it' before 'was raining,' while the second phrase omits the pronoun. Both versions are acceptable and can be used interchangeably.

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I woke up and found it was raining

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone woke up and discovered that it was raining. The pronoun 'it' is used before 'was raining' to refer to the weather condition.

Examples:

  • I woke up and found it was raining heavily outside.
  • She woke up and found it was raining cats and dogs.
  • I shared a bed with my little brother, and one morning when I was eight I woke up and found him dead beside me.
  • Look, this whole thing started when I woke up and found that John wasn't sleeping next to me.
  • But after our first night together, I woke up and found a check for $10,000.
  • And then I woke up and I found it... in the library.
  • I woke up one day and found myself happy.
  • I had the perfect life until i was in a coma for six years, and then i woke up and found my fiancee married to another man... and they're raising my son.
  • I woke up and she was gone.
  • I woke up and, surprisingly, Mother wasn't there beside me.
  • Then one morning I woke up and she was gone.
  • Then one day, I woke up and I could see everything.
  • I woke up and you were here.
  • I woke up and the heat had gone down.
  • The very next day, I woke up and felttheir presence.
  • I woke up and saw hands.
  • I woke up and he was gone.
  • One time I woke up and he was standing there.
  • I woke up and I was still inside the snake.
  • I woke up and she was gone.
  • I woke up and she was sitting there.
  • A manhã I woke up and already não was.

Alternatives:

  • I woke up and found that it was raining.
  • I woke up and found it raining outside.

I woke up and found it raining

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to describe a situation where someone woke up and discovered that it was raining. The pronoun 'it' is omitted before 'raining,' but the meaning remains the same.

Examples:

  • I woke up and found it raining heavily outside.
  • She woke up and found it raining cats and dogs.
  • I shared a bed with my little brother, and one morning when I was eight I woke up and found him dead beside me.
  • Look, this whole thing started when I woke up and found that John wasn't sleeping next to me.
  • But after our first night together, I woke up and found a check for $10,000.
  • And then I woke up and I found it... in the library.
  • I woke up one day and found myself happy.
  • I had the perfect life until i was in a coma for six years, and then i woke up and found my fiancee married to another man... and they're raising my son.
  • I woke up and she was gone.
  • I woke up and, surprisingly, Mother wasn't there beside me.
  • Then one morning I woke up and she was gone.
  • Then one day, I woke up and I could see everything.
  • I woke up and you were here.
  • I woke up and the heat had gone down.
  • The very next day, I woke up and felttheir presence.
  • I woke up and saw hands.
  • I woke up and he was gone.
  • One time I woke up and he was standing there.
  • I woke up and I was still inside the snake.
  • I woke up and she was gone.
  • I woke up and she was sitting there.
  • A manhã I woke up and already não was.

Alternatives:

  • I woke up and found that it was raining.
  • I woke up and found it was raining outside.

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