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She is wearing the raincoat just now because it was raining.

She was wearing the raincoat just now because it was raining.

Are both sentences correct?

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The first one could be either "because it was raining" or "because it is raining".

Thy are both grammatical.
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The first one could be either "because it was raining" or "because it is raining".

They are both grammatical.
She is wearing the raincoat just now because it was raining.

'Just now' means 'a short time ago'. Shouldn't 'is' be 'was', based on the defiinition?

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