Why aren't these Imperfect?

Question

"había sido localizado y casi no escapa del hombre que la busca para que deje de investigar..." is translated into

had been discovered and she barely escaped a man who wants to stop her investigating...

Why 'no escapa' & 'la busca' is not in the past tense, 'no escapaba' & 'la buscaba'?

I thought it should be in the past for 'había sido localizado' is in the imperfect.

Answer 1

I do not quite understand the question. Haber is in the imperfect. It would have helped us understand this better if you had given the complete sentence but, I think there is enough to suggest that the locating of her is ongoing, therefore the imperfect. It appears that the escape has been completed so i would think the preterit, escapó, would be appropriate, not the present tense. However, I am a beginner at this. Maybe some of the experts will weigh in.

Answer 2

I agree with kirk1 ...more context would be helpful