YOU SAID:
i tripped because my shoes are untied
INTO JAPANESE
靴が解けているのでつまずいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I stumbled because my shoes were unraveling.
INTO JAPANESE
靴が解けていたのでつまずいた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I stumbled because my shoes were unraveling.
You've done this before, haven't you.