· "Rain" is usually not used as a countable noun, and so most of the time requires a singular verb. As it is, though, you are talking about rain that has fallen in the past, so I would say: … · Hi all, what is the idiomatic, everyday way to say that the rain is really small, like a mist? Do the following work? "The rain is really small." "There was a small rain this morning." "It's …