instruction:
In this task you are given a sentence. You must judge whether the main verb of the sentence is in present or past tense. Label the instances as "Present" or "Past" based on your judgment. If there is no verb in the given text, answer "Present".
question:
Seconds ticked past, each of them looking at the other as if for the first time.
answer:
Present


question:
" When Burroughs Wellcome submitted it to the FDA for approval as a treatment for AIDS.
answer:
Past


question:
The din rises, tearing my and Emerson's attention away from each other.
answer:

Present