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Which one is correct, "Ojalá estuviera lloviendo todos los dias" or "Ojalá estuvieran lloviendo todos los días"?

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You can use 'llovieran' with N at the end but ONLY if after the verb 'llover' would be placed an object, e.g. lagrimas, estrellas... Ojalá llovieran tus lagrimas (better to say 'Ojalá NO llovieran tus lagrimas' si un hombre quiere evitar que su novia le dé calabazas :D).

For me it goes: Ojalá no lloviera todos los días.

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  • Muchas gracias! – Vero Jun 9 '20 at 22:04
  • De nada:) un placer – Nora Kacenova Jun 10 '20 at 15:53
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The verb "llover" is usually impersonal and thus conjugated in the singular:

  • Ojalá estuviera lloviendo todos los días.

However, the sentence above sounds a bit strange in the progressive. This would be more usual:

  • Ojalá lloviera todos los días.
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  • Thank you for your answer....How about "Ojala que las nubes llovieran." – Vero Jun 3 '20 at 22:26
  • Clouds don't rain... – Gustavson Jun 3 '20 at 23:31
  • Ok. Thank you for replying. – Vero Jun 3 '20 at 23:36
  • @Gustavson I think the first sentence sounds strange to you due to regional differences. In Colombia it sounds normal. A little more common is "Ojalá que estuviera lloviendo todos los dias" – DGaleano Jun 9 '20 at 18:55
  • I don't agree. A counterexample: "llovieron 100 milímetros en una hora" – Leo Jun 13 '20 at 11:55

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