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It started to rain when he left my house vs It started to rain when he was leaving my house

Both phrases are correct. However, they convey slightly different meanings. The first phrase 'It started to rain when he left my house' implies that the rain began immediately after he left. The second phrase 'It started to rain when he was leaving my house' suggests the rain started while he was in the process of leaving. The choice between the two phrases depends on the specific timing you'd like to emphasize.

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Last updated: October 03, 2024 • 14144 views

It started to rain when he left my house

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the rain began right after he left the house.

Examples:

It started to rain when he left my house, so he had to run to his car.
I remember it started to rain when he left my house last week.

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Two nights ago, when he left my hotel.
He was completely coherent when he left my office.
I suspected that when he left my employ.
When he left my house, he was alive.
He left me when he left my mom, and he never looked back.
It started to rain and we were unable to film.
I was leaving home, when it started to rain.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
We took shelter in the bus because it started to rain again.
They started to date and then he left my mother.
Her head was lying in a slight depression in the ground when it started to rain.
And when I was two miles from Calais, it started to rain.
Well, we were walking in the park, and it started to rain.
When it started to rain he realized he'd never come.
When it started to rain we began to run, ducking in doorways.
It... It started to rain cats and dogs.
Then it started to rain again, so we found that archway where we'd be protected.
It started to rain, and then what?

Alternatives:

It started to rain after he left my house.
The rain began when he departed from my house.

It started to rain when he was leaving my house

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase suggests that the rain started while he was in the process of leaving the house.

Examples:

It started to rain when he was leaving my house, so he had to wait for a while.
I recall it started to rain when he was leaving my house yesterday.

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I was leaving home, when it started to rain.
It started to rain and we were unable to film.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
Suddenly it started to rain very hard.
We took shelter in the bus because it started to rain again.
Her head was lying in a slight depression in the ground when it started to rain.
And when I was two miles from Calais, it started to rain.
Well, we were walking in the park, and it started to rain.
When it started to rain he realized he'd never come.
When it started to rain we began to run, ducking in doorways.
It... It started to rain cats and dogs.
Then it started to rain again, so we found that archway where we'd be protected.
It started to rain, and then what?
When it started to rain, he agreed with me, that that guy won't come.
But it started to rain, and he thought they might have come back to Paul's,... ...but they weren't there.
It started to rain, and then what happened, Damon?
One day, it started to rain and rain and rain and rain, oceans of rain.
But if I asked for it really bad and it started to rain, I wouldn't think it was because I asked for it. I would think because it sometimes rains.
Do you remember when we were sophomores, Riggs, and you offered me a ride home because it started to rain?

Alternatives:

The rain began as he was leaving my house.
Rain started when he was in the process of leaving my house.

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