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".

The wooden boards beneath the decorative rug creak with every step as he slowly exits the church.
Past

Ronan feared that no matter how much she let him kiss her, touch her, it never would be.
Past

They rustled gently and low-level echoes of the sound came back off the alley's walls.

Past