we were startled by news that they were getting divorced这句话中,为什么get用的是现在分词?而其他动词用的是过去分词?

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we were startled by news that they were getting divorced
这句话中,为什么get用的是现在分词?而其他动词用的是过去分词?

get divorce是过去正在进行的事情,而不是过去完成的事情。

were getting 是过去进行时,表示过去的时间正在发生的动作,其startled是过去式