TASK DEFINITION: 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".
PROBLEM: " Come off it, Trip.

SOLUTION: Present

PROBLEM: What replaced it was that unsettling look of blankness.

SOLUTION: Past

PROBLEM: Virginia delegates at the meetings described the effort that their state had made in keeping the chaos restricted to the north bank of the Potomac River.

SOLUTION:
Past