was getting
Se ponía ahí delante y se le pasaban todos los males.
She would stand there in front of it and all her troubles would disappear.
— Cinema Paradiso (1988)
La historia se ponía más y más interesante.
The story was getting more and more interesting.
Me dejaba jugar en aquella gigantesca cocina y Jen se ponía celosa.
She would let me play in that gigantic kitchen, and Jen would get jealous.
— Comer, beber, amar (1994)
A medida que él hablaba, se ponía cada vez más entusiasmado.
As he spoke, he became more and more enthusiastic.