diff -r bae08aad33cf Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst	Sun Aug 12 17:34:13 2012 +0200
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst	Sun Aug 12 12:43:45 2012 -0400
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
 The :keyword:`break` statement, like in C, breaks out of the smallest enclosing
 :keyword:`for` or :keyword:`while` loop.
 
-The :keyword:`continue` statement, also borrowed from C, continues with the next
-iteration of the loop.
-
 Loop statements may have an ``else`` clause; it is executed when the loop
 terminates through exhaustion of the list (with :keyword:`for`) or when the
 condition becomes false (with :keyword:`while`), but not when the loop is
@@ -194,6 +191,22 @@
 occurs. For more on the :keyword:`try` statement and exceptions, see
 :ref:`tut-handling`.
 
+The :keyword:`continue` statement, also borrowed from C, continues with the next
+iteration of the loop.
+
+  >>> for num in range(2, 10):
+  ...     if x % 2 == 0:
+  ...         print("Found an even number", num)
+  ...         continue
+  ...     print("Found a number", num)
+  Found an even number 2
+  Found a number 3
+  Found an even number 4
+  Found a number 5
+  Found an even number 6
+  Found a number 7
+  Found an even number 8
+  Found a number 9
 
 .. _tut-pass: