The old outboard motor sputtered, was coughing, and finally died. What is the correct parallel structure

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The old outboard motor sputtered, was coughing, and finally died.

What is the correct parallel structure  ===>

The old outboard motor sputtered, coughed and finally died.

All the verbs are int the past simple tense. same ending = -ed

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