Grammar fix
it's pouring
raining very heavily
Raining very heavily, with a large amount of rain falling quickly.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It's pouring down, so let's wait five minutes before we leave.
I got caught in a downpour on my way home last week, and it was pouring so hard that I could barely see the road.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
The everyday chunk is vivid and natural; the stiff version sounds like a formal forecast.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
it's pouring with rain
It's pouring with rain, so let's wait under the awning.
It poured with rain all morning, so we stayed in.
Don't confuse it
How heavy?
Weather · Rain: the words around “it's pouring”.
it's pouring Very heavy rain, the kind that keeps you indoors. The everyday spoken way to say it.
Learners often say
Not: It's raining very big.
Say: It's pouring.
Rain isn't 'big' in English; say 'it's pouring' or 'it's raining heavily'.
More connectionsMore rain words · Chunks4
More rain words
Say it in the rain
get caught in the rain
I got caught in the rain on my way back from lunch.
it looks like rain
It looks like rain, so let's bring the washing in.