It is raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. vs It has been raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

Both phrases are correct, but they differ in terms of tense. The first phrase uses the simple present tense 'it is raining' to describe the current action of raining, while the second phrase uses the present perfect continuous tense 'it has been raining' to emphasize the duration of the rain up to the present moment. Both can be used depending on the context and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

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It is raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe the current action of raining.

This phrase uses the simple present tense 'is raining' to describe the ongoing action of rain. It is suitable when talking about the current weather conditions or immediate future plans.

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I hope it stops the problems.
It is a bad start. I hope it reconsiders and adopts a better attitude in the future.
I hope it isn't. I'm working really hard for that not to be me.
I said yesterday that the Commission would be holding discussions this week, and I hope it is not presuming on its collective wisdom to say that we will be able to publish our proposals later this week.
I hope you'll stop by when I open for business next week.
So, it is over to the Commission. I hope it will come forward with a health strategy, I hope we will have focus in a future health programme.
I hope it is to make an official apology.
I hope it works out, whatever it is.
I hope it works out... whatever it is.
I hope it is not broken.
I hope it works out, whatever it is.
I hope it is nothing serious.
Madam President, I hope it is a point of order.
This is a very important measure and I hope it is successful.
I hope it isn't anyone we know.
I hope it is to your liking.
I hope it isn't true.
Mr President, I hope it is worth waiting for.
I share this concern, although I hope it is unfounded.
I hope it is not heading towards a superstate.

Alternatives:

It is raining heavily today.
It is raining outside.
It is raining cats and dogs.
It is raining non-stop.
It is raining lightly.

It has been raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to emphasize the duration of the rain up to the present moment.

This phrase uses the present perfect continuous tense 'has been raining' to highlight the continuous action of rain that started in the past and continues up to the present. It is suitable when emphasizing the duration of the rain.

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As far back as I can remember, it has been raining
As far back as I can remember, it has been raining
Human Anatomy. I hope it has pictures.
- It's been raining all day here.
It has not happened yet. I hope it will happen more fully very soon.
It has helped me through the years. I hope it helps you.
I hope it stops the problems.
You know... I hope it hasn't expired.
I hope it hasn't soured you on the need for compromise.
I hope it hasn't been going too bad.
I hope it hasn't soured you on marriage or men.
- I hope it hasn't melted.
I hope it has made the position for the car industry clearer.
It is interesting that the British Minister of Agriculture, Mrs Beckett, has said that she will decide when farmers can go into the field, or when it is too wet or has been raining.
I hope it doesn't hurt this much in a week.
If it has to have a shelf life, I hope it's 10,000 years.
I hope it hasn't proved unsatisfactory.
I hope it has nothing to do with the pollutants which we do indeed notice here in Strasbourg.
For your sake, I hope it hasn't gotten into the wrong hands.
For all our sakes, I hope it hasn't.

Alternatives:

It has been raining heavily for hours.
It has been raining since yesterday.
It has been raining on and off all day.
It has been raining consistently this week.
It has been raining steadily for days.

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It is raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. vs It has been raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.