Vincent Teo  +  414445 Wed, 05 Sep 07 10:59 AM Can I say, (a) He uses the umbrella in the rain / during the rain.       He uses the umbrella every time the rain falls. (b) He took the umbrella in the rain. / on a rain day. Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	Philip  +  414617 Wed, 05 Sep 07 04:46 PM  Vincent Teo wrote: Can I say, (a) He uses the umbrella in the rain / during the rain. With 'during', I seem to picture him doing something indoors while it is raining outdoors.       He uses the umbrella every time the rain falls.  'it rains' is more natural. (b) He took the umbrella in the rain. / on a rainy day. (b) has some problems with tense, I think.: 'he takes the umbrella on a rainy day; he took the umbrella on the rainy day'.  In all cases, you might want to consider using 'an umbrella' unless you truly want to specify a particular umbrella. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Tenses