when the desire to win_,the runner kept traning despite his former injuries.(get the upper hand )

题目

when the desire to win_,the runner kept traning despite his former injuries.(get the upper hand )
是get 还是变成got 为什么

答案

got.因为kept是过去式.句子最好不用一般现在式写.除非是常识 （比如,the run rises from the east)