YOU SAID:
he was running through the bushes and got caught in the leaves that were very very prickly
INTO JAPANESE
彼は茂みの中を走っていて、とてもとげのある葉に巻き込まれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was running in the bushes and was caught in a very spiny leaf
INTO JAPANESE
彼は茂みの中を走っていて、非常にとげのある葉に巻き込まれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He is running in the bushes and was caught in a very spiny leaf
INTO JAPANESE
彼は茂みの中を走っていて、非常にとげのある葉に巻き込まれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He is running in the bushes and was caught in a very spiny leaf
That didn't even make that much sense in English.