it snowed all night (Past Simple/Perfect or Continuous)

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worcester

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Hi everyone,
Can I use any of these sentences?

1. It snowed all night.
2. It has snowed all night.
3. It has been snowing all night.

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emsr2d2

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This is my interpretation of your three sentences:

1. It snowed all night = It is no longer snowing.
2. It has snowed all night = It's possibly still snowing but we can't be sure.
3. It has been snowing all night = It's still snowing.
 
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